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Number 9:  And Then There Were None”:  The Story of the Rise and Fall of Discrimination Class Actions under Title VII The EEOC made a name for itself in the…

Number 8:  The Supreme Court Finds That Unintentional Discrimination Violates Title VII People don’t discriminate by accident. But in the wake of the passage of Title VII, employers began adopting…

Number 7: The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 (You Mean Gender Discrimination Under Title VII Didn’t Always Include Pregnancy?)  We often think of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 first…

Number 6: In 1967, Congress Prohibits Age Discrimination The 1964 enactment of Title VII was a watershed moment in workplace civil rights, but the new law was selective in its…

Number 5: The Americans With Disabilities Act Becomes Law In 1990 Like many discrimination laws, the Americans with Disabilities Act was born from a grass roots movement.  On Monday, March…

Number 4:  In 1991, Congress Broadens the Law By the late 1980’s, the legal battles concerning employment discrimination had become increasingly mature and several cases had been decided by the…

Number 3: In 1986, The Supreme Court Recognizes Sexual Harassment Claims It’s hard to imagine now, but from 1964 to 1986, “sexual harassment” as it is known today did not…

Number 2: In 1972, The Law Expands and the EEOC Enters Litigation as a Party Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 obviously broke new ground but advocates…

Number 1:  Title VII Is Constitutional In 1926, James “Ollie” McClung opened a barbecue restaurant in Birmingham, Alabama.   It’s hard to imagine that Ollie could have had any idea how…

At Hirschfeld Kraemer, we are going to be marking the 50 year anniversary of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act with a daily series of blog posts called 50 for 50:…