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example, if a company hired candidates solely based on their training and it could be proven that minorities had in the past been prevented from receiving such training, then the training requirements for the job were discriminatory (GRIGGS v. DUKE POWER CO., (1971)). This court opinion was one of the first of its kind to consider how past segregation and existing discrimination largely limited and prevented the advancement of minorities in the work place. This became a precedent to one of the…

IQ test is not applicable to the capacity to play out the Assistant Manager part inside the organization. Per the decision in Griggs v. Duke Power Co., the court decided that the organization's business necessities did not relate to the candidate's capacity to play out the occupation. Straight to the point Clothiers is like the Griggs v. Duke Power Co. case,…

terminated for a legitimate reason (a physical altercation in a warehouse elevator) and an illegitimate reason (her gender). Costa had a history of problems with management and co-workers that eventually led to disciplinary actions being taken against her by employer. Costa’s involvement in a physical altercation with a male co-worker led to her termination from Desert Palace. Both employees were disciplined but because of the male employees clean disciplinary record he only received a five-day…

1. Name of Case New York Times v. Sullivan 376 U.S.254, 84 S.CT. 710 (1964) 2. Facts of Case The New York Times was sued by L.B Sullivan. Sullivan was a commissioner in the city of Montgomery. Sullivan wanted compensation for advertisements posted in the Times. The advertisement was published on March 29, 1960. The advertisement was called, “Heed Their Rising Voices,” and complained about the status of civil rights in the South. It was a long advertisement with some factual inaccuracies.…

instrumentality left the defendants possession (GRAD RESOURCE Ybarra v Spangard). The plaintiff’s injuries can be traced back to the manufacturer when the product reached in the market; nevertheless, the manufacturer is held liable (GRAD RESOURCE Li v. Yellow Cab Co.) Also, the defendants are considered independent “tortfeasor” thus each defendant is liable for damages caused by him alone due to its impossible to prove whose conduct actually caused the harm (GRAD RESOURCE Summer v.…

Goodyear Tires and Rubber Co. would be in favor of Goodyear. Goodyear appealed first to the 11th Circuit Court which ruled in favor of them stating that a discriminatory pay has to be reported within 180 days required by the Civil Rights Act. Due to the fact that Ledbetter’s claim…

Haile Selassie, who wrote Appeal to the League of Nations, was the emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. Both Ethiopia and Italy were members of the League of Nations. Italy was the founding member in 1920, and then Ethiopia joined in 1923. Benito Mussolini was an Italian politician, the leader of the National Fascist Party, and he ruled Italy as the Prime Minister from 1922 until 1943. Haile Selassie wrote Appeal to the League of Nations to get justice for his people and his country, making…

Roosevelt’s prime objective was not destructive of trusts, but a concern that the public not suffer unduly because of trusts.” The coal strike of 1902 would usher in a new kind of progressive politics. TR would make his wish for government intervention a reality with the advent of his trust busting campaign. Roosevelt would use the power of the executive branch as a means form dismantling monopolies in the private sector. A prime example of TR’s trust-busting policies was his 1902 battle…

The amendments in the constitution are what make the constitution, the constitution, and for the matter what make America, America. Without these amendments our government would be in shambles and the public would always be gasping for air, on the verge of collapsing. The first amendment in particular, fittingly, is what really brings the whole constitution together and is without a doubt the most important and useful amendment to the public. The first amendment is known as the right to practice…

The United States and Japan both wanted control over Asia .However, they both had different objectives on how they were going to gain control of Asia between the years of 1899 and 1942. John Hay, who was the secretary of state of the United States, proposed an idea called an open door policy which consisted of the option of opening up trade in China to the United States, China, and several nations in Europe. One of the United States objectives for gaining control over Asia is having China…