Garland's Digest

on employment discrimination law

Chapter 16 - 42 U.S.C. § 1981

Overview

16.100 Introduction

16.200 Issues unique to 42 U.S.C. § 1981

16.300 Title VII vs. 42 U.S.C. § 1981

16.400 Prima facie case

16.500 Miscellaneous issues

 

Detail

16.100 Introduction

             16.110 Statute

             16.120 Regulations

             16.130 Deference to regulations

             16.140 Interpretative guidance based on other anti-discrimination
                          laws

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16.200 Issues unique to 42 U.S.C. § 1981

             16.210 Race discrimination is defined broadly

             16.220 Scope of 42 U.S.C. § 1981

                          16.221 Alienage discrimination

                          16.222 Ancestry discrimination

                          16.223 Age discrimination

                          16.224 Ethnic discrimination

                          16.225 National origin discrimination

                          16.226 Religious discrimination

                          16.227 Sex discrimination

                          16.228 Discrimination against federal employees

                          16.229 Interference by third party

             16.230 Existence of contract under state law

                          16.231 Sufficient consideration

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16.300 Title VII vs. 42 U.S.C. § 1981

             16.310 Similarities between Title VII and 42 U.S.C. § 1981

                          16.311 Method of proof

                                       16.311.10 Applicability of McDonnell Douglas analysis

                                       16.311.20 Prima facie case

                          16.312 Hostile work environment

             16.320 Differences between Title VII and 42 U.S.C. § 1981

                          16.321 Title VII violation can be based on negligence, but 42
                                       U.S.C. § 1981 claim must be based on intentional
                                       misconduct

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16.400 Prima facie case

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16.500 Miscellaneous issues

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