More Than a Congressional Joke: A Fresh Look at the Legislative History of Sex Discrimination of the 1964 Civil Rights Act

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The Supreme Court Moves One Step Closer to EstablishingA Workable Definition for Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claims, 30 NEw ENG.L. REv.441, 447 n.41 (1996) ('The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is a bipartisan commission that Congress created to administer and enforce discrimination claims under Title VII").4. Rabidue v. Osceola Refining Co., 584 F. Supp.419, 428 n.36 (E.D. Mich.1984) ("This Court -like all Title VII enthusiasts -is well aware that the sex discrimination prohibition was added to Title VII as a joke by the notorious civil rights opponent Howard W. Smith.But the joke backfired on Smith when the amendment was adopted on the floor of the House . ..") (citing Francis J. Vaas, Title VII: Legislative H-istory, 7 B.C. INT'L & COMP.L.

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