General Course Descriptions for Terms: employment discrimination
940 - Employment Discrimination
Employment Discrimination Law examines the legal principles prohibiting discrimination in the workplace and the basic litigation strategies used in employment discrimination cases. The course will focus primarily on case law interpreting and applying Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (and its subsequent amendments), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Americans With Disabilities Act. We will briefly touch on 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (part of the Civil Rights Act of 1866), the Rehabilitation Act, the 14th Amendment equal protection claims brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against municipalities governmental actors, and the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act. While it is not feasible to give thorough coverage to all the federal statutes regulating employment discrimination, the course gives students a solid grounding in the fundamental principles of employment discrimination law and litigation. This course focuses on practical application of the law and involves short writing projects.