This article explains how proposed Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) regulations attempt to circumvent the case of Weber vs Kaiser Aluminum Corp. by providing employers with backpay immunity in reverse discrimination suits. (Author)

While still leaving some questions unanswered, the guidelines provided in the "Weber" case have clearly helped to clarify the legal status of race-conscious employee selection procedures. (Author/IRT)

In several 1977 cases the Supreme Court held that a bona fide seniority system may apply different terms of employment if it operates in a neutral fashion and is not intentionally designed to discriminate. Available from the Commerce Clearing House, Inc., 4025 W. Peterson Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60646; single copy $3.00. (Author/IRT)

The "Weber" decision held that a private employer's voluntary affirmative action plan designed to remedy past racial imbalances in traditionally segregated jobs does not violate the will of Congress as expressed in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (Author)

Provides a brief explanation of the Supreme Court's holding in the "Weber" case and discusses this decision in relation to legislative intention in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Available from the American Bar Association, 77 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606; single copy $1.00. (IRT)

Argues that Title VII prohibits preferential treatment of any group unless ordered by a court pursuant to a judicial finding of unlawful discrimination and unless the preferential treatment is limited to providing relief to judicially identified victims of that discrimination. Available from Georgetown Law Journal, 600 New Jersey Avenue,…

Examines two cases (Bakke and Detroit Police Officers Association vs Young); examines affirmative action programs, reverse discrimination, and the use of "benign" classifications in light of the Fourteenth Amendment and the United States Code. Available from Editorial and Business Office, Detroit College of Law Review, 130 East Elizabeth…

Examines the constitutional and statutory background of the affirmative action/reverse discrimination issue and analyzes judicial decisions confronting the dilemma. Explores grounds on which the Supreme Court might permit voluntary affirmative action using quotas. Available from Executive Secretary, Vanderbilt Law Review, Vanderbilt University,…

The Reagan Administration believes in equal employment opportunity, which requires that every individual receive an equal opportunity for employment on strength of individual merit. Any compromise, such as racially preferential hirings, promotions, or terminations, whether from benign or pernicious motives, cannot be fairly described as…

In the 12 years since nondiscrimination statues became applicable to faculty employment, faculty women have had little success in winning legal redress for employment discrimination in hiring, salary, promotion, and tenure. Tenure and confidentiality, disparate treatment and disparate impact, and internal remedies are discussed. (MLW)

Describes the evolution of "race-norming," or "within-group scoring," the practice by which job candidates' scores on employment tests are reported relative to comparison groups of their own race or ethnicity. Contends that race-norming fosters group rather than individual rights and perpetuates the inequality it intends to…

This booklet presents laws and court cases concerning discrimination in hiring. It begins with a presentation of the laws and orders regulating equal employment opportunity and the remedies available. It lists those employees and employers to whom the laws apply and exemptions. Sections deal with discrimination on the basis of race, sex, sexual…

A summary of the most pertinent Title VII cases as they relate to fair performance appraisal systems for promotion, layoff, salaries, and training. (Author/JM)

The Reagan administration is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity (EEO). No policy shift has occurred in the treatment of "class action" litigation, or in the "pattern or practice" suits in the Justice Department's Title VII enforcement activities. Significant money settlements have been obtained in…

This monograph reviews the current status of constitutional, statutory, and case law governing public employers' obligations to assure equal employment opportunities and employees' rights to nondiscriminatory treatment. An initial overview of the legal framework discusses federal equal protection mandates including the guarantee of equal…