Employment Discrimination Remedies: The Shape of Lawsuits, the Shape of the Law: Proceedings of the 2008 Annual Meeting Association of American Law Schools Section on Employment Discrimination Law and Section on Remedies

Authors

• Michael P. Allen, Stetson University
• Paul M. Secunda, Marquette University
• Julie C. Suk, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
• Tristin K. Green, Seton Hall University
• Brad Seligman, The Impact Fund
• Elaine W. Shoben, University of Nevada Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law

Publication Date

2008

Journal

Employee Rights and Employment Policy Journal

Abstract

The article examines the effectiveness of legal frameworks and corporate practices in addressing employment discrimination, contrasting the French criminal approach with the U.S. reliance on civil remedies and diversity initiatives. It argues that while criminal investigations in France have successfully uncovered and punished discriminatory hiring practices, U.S. corporations often evade meaningful change through ineffective diversity training and lack robust accountability mechanisms. The analysis underscores the need for structural reforms in the U.S., emphasizing the importance of accountability and flexibility in consent decrees to drive lasting progress in diversity and inclusion.

Volume

12

Issue

2

First Page

297

Last Page

326

Publisher

Chicago-Kent College of Law

Disciplines

Civil Rights and Discrimination | Comparative and Foreign Law | Education Law | Law | Law and Gender | Legal Remedies

Recommended Citation

Michael P. Allen, Paul M. Secunda, Julie C. Suk, Tristin K. Green, Brad Seligman & Elaine W. Shoben, Employment Discrimination Remedies: The Shape of Lawsuits, the Shape of the Law: Proceedings of the 2008 Annual Meeting Association of American Law Schools Section on Employment Discrimination Law and Section on Remedies, 12 Emp. Rts. & Emp. Pol'y J. 297 (2008).
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/faculty-articles/1424