Garland's Digest

on employment discrimination law

Chapter 2 - Who Can Be Sued?

Overview

2.100 Individuals

2.200 Employers

2.300 Covered entity

2.400 Employment agency

2.500 Labor organization

2.600 Foreign employment and foreign employers

2.700 EEOC

2.800 States

2.900 Miscellaneous issues

 

Detail

2.100 Individuals

           2.110 In general

                      2.111 ADEA

                      2.112 ADA

                      2.113 Equal Pay Act

                      2.114 42 U.S.C. § 1981

                      2.115 42 U.S.C. § 1983

                      2.116 FMLA

                      2.117 Rehabilitation Act

                      2.118 Title VII

                      2.119 [Reserved]

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2.200 Employers

           2.210 Definition of employer - in general

                      2.211 ADEA

                      2.212 ADA

                      2.213 Equal Pay Act

                      2.214 42 U.S.C. § 1981

                      2.215 42 U.S.C. § 1983

                      2.216 FMLA

                      2.217 Rehabilitation Act

                                 2.217.10 Rehabilitation Act does not incorporate ADA's
                                                  definition of employer

                      2.218 Title VII

                      2.219 [Reserved]

           2.220 Number of employees

                      2.221 How to calculate the number of employees

                                 2.221.10 Employees who can sue are employees who can
                                                  be counted

                                 2.221.20 Foreign employees may be counted

                                 2.221.30 Employee who have been delegated almost
                                                  absolute discretion to run a business are still
                                                  counted as employees

                      2.222 Whether the "number of employees" is an issue of
                                 subject matter jurisdiction

                      2.223 Whether "number of employees" requirement applies to
                                 state agency

                                 2.223.10 ADEA

           2.230 Single employer theory

           2.240 Joint employer theory

                    2.241 Determining which entity (out of two or more) is the
                                 employer
          

           2.250 Agency

           2.260 Successor liability

           2.270 Indirect employer theory

           2.280 Former employer

           2.290 De facto employer

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2.300 Covered entity

2.310 Definition of covered entity

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2.400 Employment agency

           2.410 Definition of employment agency

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2.500 Labor organization

           2.510 Definition of labor organization

           2.520 Labor organization as an employer

                      2.521 Whether union stewards are counted as employees

                      2.522 Whether union board members are counted as
                                 employees

           2.530 Miscellaneous situations

                      2.531 Liability of national union for actions of local union

                      2.532 Employer cannot sue union

                      2.533 Liability of union for supporting employer's
                                 discriminatory act

                      2.534 Union liability under Title VII

                                 2.534.10 Sexual harassment claim

                      2.535 Union liability for training or apprenticeship programs

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2.600 Foreign employment and foreign employers

           2.610 ADEA

           2.620 ADA

           2.630 Equal Pay Act

           2.640 42 U.S.C. § 1981

           2.650 42 U.S.C. § 1983

           2.660 FMLA

           2.670 Rehabilitation Act

           2.680 Title VII

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2.700 EEOC

           2.710 In general

           2.720 Allegation of inadequate EEOC investigation

           2.730 Declaratory judgment against EEOC

           2.740 Allegations against federal EEO

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2.800 States

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2.900 Miscellaneous issues

           2.901 Congressional members

           2.902 Indian tribes

           2.903 Non-profit corporation

           2.904 Religious exemption

           2.905 Trusts

           2.906 Unincorporated corporate division as defendant

           2.907 U.S. government

           2.908 U.S. military

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