Bingham, Clara & Gansler, Laura Leedy. Class action; the landmark case that changed sexual harassment law.BINGHAM Bing·ham , George Caleb 1811-1879. American painter noted for his portraits and genre paintings of the American frontier. , Clara & GANSLER, Laura Leedy. Class action; the landmark case landmark case Law & medicine A civil or, far less commonly, criminal action that has had an impact on a particular area of medicine. that changed sexual harassment sexual harassment, in law, verbal or physical behavior of a sexual nature, aimed at a particular person or group of people, especially in the workplace or in academic or other institutional settings, that is actionable, as in tort or under equal-opportunity statutes. law. Random House, Anchor. 390p. notes. c2002. 0-385-49613-3. $15.00. SA Bingham and Gansler write about the legal facts behind the landmark case that allowed victims of sexual harassment in the workplace to sue as a class action. This empowered individual victims to sue corporations as a class, thus leveling the playing field. More than a simple narrative of the background of the case and the trial, however, this book gives life to the victims and exposes the conditions under which they worked. They also turn a 12-year legal battle, which was filled with months of boring legal research, depositions, and trials, into the dramatic and life-altering event that it was. Lois Jensen, the courageous woman who dared to challenge the male-dominated system, first by working in a mine and then by legally objecting to the terrible treatment she received, is shown as a flawed flaw 1 n. 1. An imperfection, often concealed, that impairs soundness: a flaw in the crystal that caused it to shatter. See Synonyms at blemish. 2. but heroic he·ro·ic adj. Relating to a risky medical procedure that may endanger the patient but also has a possibility of being successful, whereas lesser action would result in failure. human being. The description of the sexual harassment is graphic and crude because the events were graphic and crude. Her story and the story of the other women who joined her and the lawyers who worked for them are inspiring for anyone who feels that it is impossible to beat the system. Nola Theiss, Sanibel, FL |
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