Garland's Digest

on employment discrimination law

Chapter 1 - Who Can Sue?

Overview

1.100 In general

1.200 Statutory definitions of employee

1.300 Employee or independent contractor

1.400 Persons with ownership interest: owner / shareholder /
           director / partner

1.500 Former employee

1.600 Policymaking government officials and personal staff

1.700 Testers

1.800 EEOC

1.900 Miscellaneous situations

 

Detail

1.100 In general

           1.110 Standing

                      1.111 Standard of review

                      1.112 Evidence upon which standing is determined

                      1.113 Standing in a disparate impact action

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1.200 Statutory definitions of employee

           1.210 ADA

           1.220 ADEA

                      1.221 "Employee" interpreted the same under the ADEA and
                                 Title VII

           1.230 Equal Pay Act

           1.240 FMLA 

           1.250 42 U.S.C. § 1981

           1.260 42 U.S.C. § 1983

           1.270 Rehabilitation Act

           1.280 Title VII

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1.300 Employee or independent contractor

           1.310 The common law agency test

           1.320 The economic realities test

           1.330 The hybrid approach in the Tenth Circuit

           1.340 The hybrid approach in the Fifth Circuit

           1.350 Particular jobs

                      1.351 Insurance agent

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1.400 Persons with ownership interest: owner / shareholder /
           director / partner

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1.500 Former employee

           1.510 ADA

           1.520 ADEA

           1.530 FMLA

           1.540 Title VII

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1.600 Policymaking government officials and personal staff

           1.610 Personal staff exemption is an affirmative defense

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1.700 Testers

           1.710 Definition of tester

           1.720 Do testers have standing to sue under Title VII?

           1.730 Do testers have standing to sue under 42 U.S.C. § 1981?

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1.800 EEOC

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1.900 Miscellaneous situations

           1.901 Associational discrimination

           1.902 Foreign national

           1.903 Bystander to harassment

           1.904 Mandatory welfare work program participants

           1.905 Member of volunteer bar association

           1.906 Members of the Armed Forces

           1.907 Ministers and other religious employees

           1.908 Extra-territorial employees

                      1.908.10 U.S. citizen

                                       1.908.11 ADA

                                       1.908.12 ADEA

                                       1.908.13 Equal Pay Act

                                       1.908.14 FMLA

                                       1.908.15 42 U.S.C. § 1981

                                       1.908.16 42 U.S.C. § 1983

                                       1.908.17 Rehabilitation Act

                                       1.908.18 Title VII

                      1.908.20 Lawful permanent resident

 1.909 Corporation that is a minority-owned business can sue under
            42 U.S.C. § 1981

           1.910 Volunteers

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