Office for Civil Rights (B: Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 1982

This case examines attempts made in the late 1970s to revitalize the much-maligned Office for Civil Rights in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Part A puts the student in the position of David Tatel, recently appointed director of...

Office for Civil Rights (B)

Publication Date: January 01, 1982

This case examines attempts made in the late 1970s to revitalize the much-maligned Office for Civil Rights in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Part A puts the student in the position of David Tatel, recently appointed...

Automobile Insurance

Publication Date: January 01, 1982

This case includes both conceptual materials on insurance and a description and assessment of a landmark regulatory decision that set auto insurance rates in Massachusetts. A series of essays describes the operation of markets under risk and...

Sexual Harassment in the Office (Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 1982

On a Friday afternoon, Tina Wallinsky, a secretary in a Technical Information Unit of a federal agency, asked to speak privately with the unit director, Dan Newcomb. In a state of some agitation, Wallinsky related a conversation she had had with...

Sexual Harassment in the Office

Publication Date: January 01, 1982

On a Friday afternoon, Tina Wallinsky, a secretary in a Technical Information Unit of a federal agency, asked to speak privately with the unit director, Dan Newcomb. In a state of some agitation, Wallinsky related a conversation she had had with...

Rescission of the Passive Restraints Standard (Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 1982

On October 23, 1981, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) head Raymond A. Peck, Jr. announced his decision to rescind those sections of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 208 which would have required passive...

Rescission of the Passive Restraints Standard

Publication Date: January 01, 1982

On October 23, 1981, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) head Raymond A. Peck, Jr. announced his decision to rescind those sections of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 208 which would have required passive...

Consumer Affairs and the FDIC: Abridged

Publication Date: January 01, 1981

This case examines the efforts of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to establish a special "consumer affairs" office in response to the mandate of the 1975 Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act. The creation of the office...

Consumer Affairs and the FDIC

Publication Date: January 01, 1981

This case examines the efforts of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to establish a special "consumer affairs" office in response to the mandate of the 1975 Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act. The creation of the office...

Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor

Publication Date: January 01, 1981

During her study at Mount Holyoke in the early twentieth century, Frances Perkins, daughter of the Yankee middle class, learned about the horrors of industrial America and decided to devote her life to social reform. This case offers a brief...

Mary Anderson and the Women's Bureau: Hypothetical

Publication Date: January 01, 1981

In 1887 sixteen-year-old Mary Anderson and her sister left their native Sweden in search of better economic opportunities in the United States. This search led Anderson into the growing trade union movement in the book and shoe industries. This...

Mary Anderson and the Women's Bureau

Publication Date: January 01, 1981

In 1887 sixteen-year-old Mary Anderson and her sister left their native Sweden in search of better economic opportunities in the United States. This search led Anderson into the growing trade union movement in the book and shoe industries. This...