Class Action: The Story of Lois Jenson and the Landmark Case That Changed Sexual Harassment Law

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"Class Action: The Story of Lois Jenson and the Landmark Case That Changed Sexual Harassment Law" is a nonfiction book that chronicles Lois Jenson’s pioneering lawsuit over workplace sexual harassment in a Minnesota iron mine, a case that helped transform U.S. sexual harassment law.

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Class Action: The Landmark Case that Changed Sexual Harassment Law	2
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Target entity: Class Action: The Story of Lois Jenson and the Landmark Case That Changed Sexual Harassment Law
Target entity description: "Class Action: The Story of Lois Jenson and the Landmark Case That Changed Sexual Harassment Law" is a nonfiction book that chronicles Lois Jenson’s pioneering lawsuit over workplace sexual harassment in a Minnesota iron mine, a case that helped transform U.S. sexual harassment law.

A. Love & Justice: A Story of Triumph on Two Different Courts
"Love & Justice: A Story of Triumph on Two Different Courts" is Maya Moore’s memoir chronicling her legendary basketball career alongside her fight for criminal justice reform and the wrongful conviction of Jonathan Irons.
B. Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Ellerth
Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Ellerth is a 1998 U.S. Supreme Court case that defined employer liability standards for supervisor sexual harassment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
C. “The Great Lawsuit: Man versus Men, Woman versus Women”
“The Great Lawsuit: Man versus Men, Woman versus Women” is an 1843 essay by Margaret Fuller that argues for women’s intellectual and social equality and later served as the basis for her expanded book Woman in the Nineteenth Century.
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about	Minnesota ⓘ Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ class action lawsuits ⓘ gender discrimination ⓘ hostile work environment ⓘ iron mining industry ⓘ workplace discrimination ⓘ
addresses	barriers to reporting sexual harassment ⓘ legal concept of damages for emotional distress in harassment cases ⓘ retaliation against complainants in the workplace ⓘ
chronicles	long duration of litigation in the Jenson case ⓘ transition of an individual complaint into a class action lawsuit ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
describes	conditions for women workers in a Minnesota iron mine ⓘ evolution of sexual harassment jurisprudence in the United States ⓘ
documents	impact of the Jenson case on U.S. sexual harassment law ⓘ legal struggle of Lois Jenson and her coworkers ⓘ
focusesOnEvent	landmark sexual harassment case in Minnesota iron mine ⓘ
genre	nonfiction ⓘ
impact	helped transform U.S. sexual harassment law ⓘ raised public awareness of workplace sexual harassment in male-dominated industries ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalDomain	civil rights law ⓘ employment law ⓘ
mainSubject	Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co. ⓘ Lois Jenson ⓘ sexual harassment law ⓘ workplace sexual harassment ⓘ
narrativeForm	case study ⓘ narrative legal history ⓘ
portrays	collective action by women workers ⓘ pioneering lawsuit over workplace sexual harassment ⓘ role of advocacy organizations in discrimination cases ⓘ
relatedWork	North Country ⓘ surface form: North Country (film)
setting	Eveleth, Minnesota ⓘ iron ore mine workplace ⓘ
theme	courage of whistleblowers ⓘ legal reform through litigation ⓘ psychological toll of harassment and litigation ⓘ systemic sexism in heavy industry ⓘ
timePeriodCovered	late 20th century United States ⓘ

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