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Pay Discrimination Claims Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act: A Legal Analysis of the Supreme Court’s Decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Inc.
This report discusses Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Inc., a recent case in which the Supreme Court considered the timeliness of a sex discrimination claim filed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
Date:
June 28, 2007
Creator:
Feder, Jody
System:
The UNT Digital Library
China’s Currency: Economic Issues and Options for U.S. Trade Policy
The continued rise in China’s trade surplus with the United States and the world, and complaints from U.S. manufacturing firms and workers over the competitive challenges posed by Chinese imports have led several Members to call for a more aggressive U.S. stance against certain Chinese trade policies they deem to be unfair. This report examines China's currency policy its implications.
Date:
June 28, 2007
Creator:
Morrison, Wayne M. & Labonte, Marc
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Financial Risk: An Overview of Market and Policy Considerations
This report sets out a framework for considering the issue of financial risk and its regulation. First, basic concepts and the state of the art in private risk management are discussed. Then, scenarios for financial crises that may require government intervention are explored. The next section deals with the development and the shortcomings of tools available to regulators to prevent or cope with crises. The report ends with an analysis of current trends in financial markets and their implications for risk oversight.
Date:
June 28, 2001
Creator:
Jickling, Mark
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Animal Identification and Meat Traceability
This report focuses on animal ID and meat traceability. However, traceability, and the somewhat different but related concepts of “identity preservation” and “product segregation,” also pertain to other agricultural products (e.g., grains) and issues (e.g., genetically modified, or GM, crops; the labeling of GM foods; and the production and labeling of organic foods)
Date:
June 28, 2005
Creator:
Becker, Geoffrey S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE, or “Mad Cow Disease”) in North America: A Chronology of Selected Events
None
Date:
June 28, 2005
Creator:
Becker, Geoffrey S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Stem Cell Research: Federal Research Funding and Oversight
None
Date:
June 28, 2007
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The PEP and Pease Provisions of the Federal Individual Income Tax
None
Date:
June 28, 2006
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
National Monuments and the Antiquities Act: President Clinton’s Designations and Related Issues
None
Date:
June 28, 2001
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Radioactive Waste Streams: An Overview of Waste Classification for Disposal
None
Date:
June 28, 2005
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Pacific Salmon and Steelhead Trout: Managing Under the Endangered Species Act
None
Date:
June 28, 2007
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Child Care and Child Welfare: Background Checks
This report discusses the details related to background checks to help ensure the safety of children served through their organizations.
Date:
June 28, 2004
Creator:
Swenson, Kendall
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Standard Deduction and Personal/Dependency Amounts for Children Age 14 and Over or Students
None
Date:
June 28, 2006
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Copyright Protection for Fashion Design: A Legal Analysis of the Design Piracy Prohibition Act, H.R. 2033
This report analyzes the amendments that H.R. 2033 would make to Chapter 13 of the Copyright Act. It also summarizes arguments both in favor of and against extending copyright protection to fashion designs.
Date:
June 28, 2007
Creator:
Jacobs, Jessica G.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Taiwan: Major U.S. Arms Sales Since 1990
None
Date:
June 28, 2004
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Homeland Security Research and Development Funding: Issues of Data Quality
None
Date:
June 28, 2004
Creator:
Knezo, Genevieve J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Clean Water Act Issues in the 108th Congress
Prospects for legislative initiatives to comprehensively amend the Clean Water Act have stated for some time over whether and exactly how to change the law, and Congress has recently focused legislative attention on narrow bills to extend or modify selected Clean Water Act programs, rather than taking up comprehensive proposals. This report contains information on the issues and actions regarding the Clean Water Act addressed in the 108th Congress.
Date:
June 28, 2004
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia
System:
The UNT Digital Library
H.R. 2830: The Pension Protection Act of 2005
This report discusses about The Pension Protection Act of 2005 on H.R. 2830. Amendments passed by the committee on ways and means would delay the effective date of the new funding requirements for defined benefit plans by one year.
Date:
June 28, 2005
Creator:
Purcell, Patrick
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Amendments: 109th Congress
This report examines efforts to amend the FOI Act.
Date:
June 28, 2005
Creator:
Relyea, Harold C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Potential F-22 Raptor Export to Japan
None
Date:
June 28, 2007
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Monthly Budget Totals
None
Date:
June 28, 2006
Creator:
Winters, Philip D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Pigford Case: USDA Settlement of a Discrimination Suit by Black Farmers
None
Date:
June 28, 2007
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Public Debt Reduction Fund
None
Date:
June 28, 2006
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Issues for Congress
None
Date:
June 28, 2007
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library