Washburn Law Journal will devote an issue to scholarship in the areas of labor and employment law. Possible topics under this general umbrella include, but are not limited to:
- Technology in the workplace – emerging issues for employees and employers.
- The Americans with Disabilities Act and American with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008, including accommodations for veterans suffering from PTSD and/or TBI.
- The NLRB’s attempted assertion of jurisdiction over tribal entities.
- Social Media:
- Applying Old Law to New Issues: NLRB and Social Media Policies.
- Use of Social Media in Hiring: Implications for Privacy and Discrimination lawsuits.
- The EEOC’s new enforcement guidance on the use of conviction and arrest records.
- The EEOC’s final rule on the ADEA’s “reasonable factors other than age” defense.
- Recent decisions regarding discrimination against transgender persons.
Scholars are invited to submit proposals, 3-5 pages in length, by August 1, 2012. Papers will be selected to ensure a wide range of topics. Final drafts of papers are due by March 11, 2013. The articles will be published in Volume 52, Issue 3 of the Washburn Law Journal in Spring 2013.
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