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Areas of new or expanded coverage include the scope and effect of the Civil Rights Act of 1991; coverage of disability discrimination, including the Americans with Disabilities Act; significant developments in harassment, English-only rules, and sexual orientation discrimination; the scope and effect of the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act; and remedial and procedural changes brought about by the greater availability of compensatory damages and juries. Closely examines the major Supreme Court cases handed down since publication of the previous edition.