Attorney Raymond F. Gregory addresses the millions of women who think they might be facing sexual discrimination and explains federal measures enacted to assist workers in contesting unlawful employer conduct. He presents actual court cases to demonstrate the ways that women have challenged their employers. The cases illustrate legal principles in real-life experiences. Many of the cases relate compelling stories of workers caught up in a web of employer discriminatory conduct. Gregory has eliminated legal jargon, ensuring that all concepts are clear to his readers. Individuals will turn to this book again and again to obtain authoritative background on this important topic.
Topics covered include:
The increasing incidence of sexual harassment in the workplaceCommon forms of sex discriminationDiscrimination against older womenDiscrimination against women of colorDiscrimination against women in the professionsDiscrimination against pregnant womenDiscrimination against women with childrenSex discrimination in hiring, promotion, terminationEmployer liability for workplace sexual harassmentEmployer retaliation against workersProving sex discrimination in the courtroomCompensatory and punitive damagesBack pay, front pay, and other remedies