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Download full textHoskins, Dalmer; Bixby, Lenore E. – 1973
An increased interest in the position of women, stimulated by increasing numbers of women in the labor force as well as the women's movement, has resulted in a reexamination of women's status under social security programs in many countries. Five case studies (Belgium, Federal Republic of Germany, France, Great Britain, and United States), which…
Descriptors: Employed Women, Equal Protection, Females, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedPatterson, Joyce – Journal of Home Economics, 1973
Descriptors: Equal Protection, Females, Heads of Households, Insurance
Peer reviewedDePaul Law Review, 1978
Employment rights of the handicapped are examined in this collection of symposium papers. Addressed are: procedural aspects of plaintiff litigation, job relatedness and bona fide occupational qualification doctrines, plaintiff's private right of action, arbitration, insurance, state fair employment legislation, and federal and constitutional…
Descriptors: Court Doctrine, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination, Discriminatory Legislation
National School Boards Association, Alexandria, VA. Council of School Attorneys. – 1997
In a recent opinion the Supreme Court of the United States recognized that for many communities "school sports play a prominent role." Whatever purpose they serve, school sports also raise a number of legal issues that a school district must carefully handle in order to operate its athletics program with minimal risk of liability. This handbook is…
Descriptors: Athletics, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Discipline Policy
Ambrogi, Robert; And Others – 1978
The handbook provides information in question-and-answer format on the legal rights of developmentally disabled persons, focusing on those in the state of Massachusetts. An introductory section discusses developmental disabilities and advocacy. The main section, on legal rights, covers such areas as discrimination (including Section 504 of the…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Criminal Law, Developmental Disabilities
Association of American Colleges, Washington, DC. Project on the Status and Education of Women. – 1979
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978--which amends Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964--and its impact on educational institutions are discussed. The Act prohibits discrimination against women employees because of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. It covers hiring, promotion, firing, and seniority rights as well as…
Descriptors: Abortions, Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal), Court Doctrine
Jones, Thomas N., Ed.; Semler, Darel P., Ed. – 1984
A wide variety of contemporary legal issues are addressed in the 15 separate papers that make up this volume. The introductory chapter by William C. Bednar, Jr. provides a broad-based rationale for "Preventive School Law." Chapters 2 and 3, both by Gerald A. Caplan, review "Current Issues in Reduction-in-Force" and "First Amendment Claims by…
Descriptors: Accountability, Civil Rights, Compliance (Legal), Constitutional Law
