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The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
Author: Evan Bailyn
What is Discrimination?
In general, any practices that violate the Civil Rights Act are considered discrimination. This includes discrimination on the basis race, color, religion, sex, or national origins. There are also violations of the ADEA based on age
Age Discrimination
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
Legal Action Against Departing Employees
Author: Evan Bailyn
Departing employees can pose a competitive threat to an employer in a variety of ways. They may have had access to sensitive, confidential company information such as manufacturing processes or customer list. By virtue of personal relationships, a departing employee moving to a competitor may take a client out the door as well.
Involuntary Retirement of Employees
Author: Evan Bailyn
History
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) of 1967 protected people in a certain age bracket from being discriminated against in employment, and this included forced retirement. The Supreme Court held that employees could be forced to retire at a certain age if the retirement was one of the terms of a bona fide benefit plan, such as a pension package.
Immigration Reform and Employment
Author: Evan Bailyn
The Legal Structure
The flood of illegal immigrants into this country over the last forty years, seeking employment and a better life, led to legislative attempts beginning in the 1980s to control immigration and the employment of undocumented immigrants. The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA);
Harassment Remedies
Author: Evan Bailyn
Prior to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1991, sexual harassment in the workplace was adjudicated under the statutes of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as interpreted and applied by the courts and the EEOC.
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Strict Liability
Author: Evan Bailyn
One of the underlying precepts of criminal law is a Latin maxim that holds 'there can be no guilt without a guilty mind'. The offender must have knowledge of his act and intent. The Latin term for "guilty mind" is mens rea.
Statute of Limitations
Author: Evan Bailyn
There was no statute of limitations in common law. It is a statutory creation and is not drawn from an individual's inherent rights but from "legislative grace." In a criminal matter, the statute can be asserted at any time before or after judgment.
Parties to a Crime
Author: Evan Bailyn
Common law gave broad definition to parties to a felony as follows:
• Principal in the first degree - he engaged in the felonious conduct;
• Principal in the second degree - he was present, aided and abetted its commission;
• Accessory before the fact - he was not present but aided and abetted prior to the commission of the felony;
• Accessory after the fact - he was not present but aided thereafter in order to protect the principal(s)
Omission or Inaction
Author: Evan Bailyn
Liability for most crimes is based on the performance of an act. But it may also be based upon an omission, which is defined as a failure to act when there is a "legal" duty to act. Involuntary manslaughter has been found to be such a crime.
Morality and Criminal Law
Author: Evan Bailyn
Criminal law does not attempt to impose the standards of any particular religion, philosophy or school of ethics. It is fair to expect a country founded on the principal of religious freedom to maintain a legal system untainted by the doctrines of any particular philosophical, ethical or spiritual viewpoint.
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Careful Financial Planning for Law Students
Author: Kenneth Phelps
As a prospective law student, you will benefit greatly by planning a financial strategy before you enter law school. If at all possible, try to pay off any outstanding consumer debts in an effort to save as much money as possibly you can to reduce the amount you will borrow.
Getting Into Law School
Author: Kenneth Phelps
The two most important factors that determine admission into law school are the student's score on the LSAT, and the student's grade point average. However, is important to know that law schools are also interested in students' work experience and extra-curricular activities.
Taking the Bar Exam
Author: Kenneth Phelps
In order to practice law, almost all new law school graduates must apply for the bar admission through a state board of bar examiners. Each state establishes its own criteria for eligibility to take its exam or to otherwise qualify for admission.
Taking the LSAT
Author: Kenneth Phelps
The LSAT, or the Law School Admission Test is a half-day standardized test administered four times each year at designated testing centers throughout the world. Most law schools throughout the US and Canada use the LSAT results as part of their admission process.
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