Discrimination Laundering: The Rise of Organizational Innocence and the Crisis of Equal Opportunity Law
Tristin K. Green
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Description for Discrimination Laundering: The Rise of Organizational Innocence and the Crisis of Equal Opportunity Law
paperback. This book uncovers legal shifts founded on misunderstandings about discrimination and describes how law and organizations can do better. Num Pages: 207 pages. BIC Classification: LNDC; LNHD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 324.
While discrimination in the workplace is often perceived to be undertaken at the hands of individual or 'rogue' employees acting against the better interest of their employers, the truth is often the opposite: organizations are inciting discrimination through the work environments that they create. Worse, the law increasingly ignores this reality and exacerbates the problem. In this groundbreaking book, Tristin K. Green describes the process of discrimination laundering, showing how judges are changing the law to protect employers, and why. By bringing organizations back into the discussion of discrimination, with real-world stories and extensive social-science research, Green shows how organizational ... Read more
While discrimination in the workplace is often perceived to be undertaken at the hands of individual or 'rogue' employees acting against the better interest of their employers, the truth is often the opposite: organizations are inciting discrimination through the work environments that they create. Worse, the law increasingly ignores this reality and exacerbates the problem. In this groundbreaking book, Tristin K. Green describes the process of discrimination laundering, showing how judges are changing the law to protect employers, and why. By bringing organizations back into the discussion of discrimination, with real-world stories and extensive social-science research, Green shows how organizational ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
207
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781316506998
SKU
V9781316506998
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About Tristin K. Green
Tristin K. Green is a Professor of Law at the University of San Francisco and a member of the Law and Society Association. She has written extensively in the field of employment discrimination law, seeking to better understand how discrimination operates and how to better structure the law to incentivize meaningful change. She has co-authored an article with Alexandra Kalev, ... Read more
Reviews for Discrimination Laundering: The Rise of Organizational Innocence and the Crisis of Equal Opportunity Law
'Tristin Green brilliantly illuminates the origins and effects of disturbing new trends in employment discrimination law that serve to protect high-level officials and their organizations - while leaving those who experience discrimination and lose opportunities more vulnerable. Green is an excellent guide, combining both a readable writing style with technical expertise.' John Skrentny, University of California, San Diego 'Tristin Green, ... Read more