Employment Discrimination
Law 7195

Professor Kaminshine
E-mail: skaminshine@gsu.edu
Phone: 404/651-2044

Syllabus
Course Materials
Web Links
Assignments & Announcements
Discussion

Cover Page

1.  Course Coverage:  This course will be divided into two (2) parts. Apart from the introduction and overview, Part I will focus on the meaning of "discrimination" as it might be defined and as it has been defined in the law. This will include a study of the different theories, methods of proof, and the available defenses in employment discrimination cases. We will use Title VII of the Civil Rights Act as the vehicle for examining these issues, although when appropriate we will also focus on the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Reconstruction Era Civil Rights Acts, and Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

In Part II we will apply our study of discrimination in Part I to particular employment discrimination problems. This will include a study of sex discrimination, sexual harassment and pregnancy discrimination, discrimination based on religion, affirmative action, discrimination based on disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the arbitration of employment discrimination claims.

2.  Assignments and Preparation:  Students must come to class prepared to discuss the assigned reading. Assignments for each topic are listed on your syllabus. Most assignments are to the casebook. Statutory provisions can be found in the 1997 Statutory Supplement and also can be found here at our class web page by going to web links and locating the links for statutory materials. Some assignments also will include handouts of very recent cases. These handouts will be posted on our class web page under course materials.

Please note that pages 38-89 of your casebook, though not intially assigned, contain important background readings that will be relevant throughout the course. You must read these pages by the 5th week of classes.

3.  Attendance:  Required. Students who miss more than 3 classes can be excluded from the course and denied the right to take the final exam. Students who exceed the limit must speak with the professor or exclusion will be automatic

4.  Office Hours:  Tues. and Wed. 2 pm - 4 pm, or by appointment.

5.  Final Grade:  3 or 3 ½ hour open book examination.

6.  Make-Up Exam Policy:  All make-ups are arranged with the Office of the Associate Dean.

7.  Web-Based E-Mail List:  A web-based discussion list, the Employment Discrimination Law Forum, has been created for this class. All students must join the forum. We will use it for posting questions and holding discussion outside of class hours.

For information about the forum and how to subscribe, go to the class web page nad click the link for discussion. You will need an e-mail address and internet access in order to join and participate in the forum. You may use your own address or the one provided to you by the College of Law. If you do not have a computer or online access, you may use the computers in the Law Library both to join the forum and to access the discussion page throughout the semester. The Law Library provides training on how to access the internet and retrieve your e-mail from one of its computers.