ADVISORY/Supreme Court to Review Sex Bias Case.ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 1998-- TOPIC: The Supreme Court said Monday that it will review a ruling in which a woman failed to collect punitive damages Monetary compensation awarded to an injured party that goes beyond that which is necessary to compensate the individual for losses and that is intended to punish the wrongdoer. from her employer in a sex discrimination case. American businesses are hoping that the ruling will set a standard of employers' monetary liability if they are found to have been intentionally in·ten·tion·al adj. 1. Done deliberately; intended: an intentional slight. See Synonyms at voluntary. 2. Having to do with intention. discriminatory dis·crim·i·na·to·ry adj. 1. Marked by or showing prejudice; biased. 2. Making distinctions. dis·crim towards employees or job applicants. The court's decision is expected by July. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: James W. Sullivan is a partner at Gilles, Minor and Sullivan and is an expert in discrimination law. Scott C. Moriearty is a partner at Bingham Dana LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol and is an expert in labor and employment law and discrimination. David Neumark is a professor of economics at Michigan State University Michigan State University, at East Lansing; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1855. It opened in 1857 as Michigan Agricultural College, the first state agricultural college. and studies sex discrimination. Betsey Fox-Genove is a professor of history at Emory University Emory University (ĕm`ərē), near Atlanta, Ga.; coeducational; United Methodist; chartered as Emory College 1836, opened 1837 at Oxford. It became Emory Univ. in 1915 and in 1919 moved to Atlanta. and focuses on discrimination. -0- ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. Journalists seeking to interview any of these experts can obtain contact information by visiting the ExpertSource website: http://www.businesswire.com/expertsource. ExpertSource, a collaboration of Business Wire and The Round Table Group, provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at the above web address. Business Wire's Virtual Press Club provides working journalists many free media services. Please visit the BW Media Resource Center at (www.businesswire.com) for more information. |
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