Not exact matches
This comment identifies the ways in which female lawyers continue to face discrimination even after they make partner and highlights a serious gap in current
antidiscrimination law that perpetuates discrimination
against female partners: Courts have interpreted Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect employees but not partners.
After the fold, I contend that the
antidiscrimination principle should be limited to two situations: (1) state court discrimination
against federal
law; and (2) state discrimination that satisfies the traditional test for conflict preemption by creating obstacles to federal policy.