Last Temptation is the Greatest Treason: To Do the Right Deed for the Wrong Reason: After-Acquired Evidence in Employment Discrimination Claims: McKennon v. Nashville Banner Publishing Co., The
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Martey, Pamela M.
Issue Date
1995
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28
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Journal Article
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INTRODUCTION|Many state and federal statutes protect employees from being discharged by employers based on improper motives. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 ("ADEA") and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ("1964 Act") are two of the federal statutes that serve to protect individual employees from an employer's discriminatory conduct. Under the ADEA, an employer is prohibited from discriminating against an employee based on the employee's age. Under Title VII of the 1964 Act, an employer is also prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, sex, national origin, and religion in its employment decisions. In most respects, if an employee is terminated based on a discriminatory motive, then the employee can sue for wrongful termination...
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28 Creighton L. Rev. 1031 (1994-1995)
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Creighton University School of Law