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31 U.C. Davis L. Rev. 1111 (1997-1998)
Romano v. Rockwell International: A Study in Undermining Federal Authority, Statutory Clarity, and the Function of the Department of Fair Employment and Housing in the Fight against Employment Discrimination

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Romano v. Rockwell International:
A Study in Undermining Federal
Authority, Statutory Clarity, and the
Function of the Department of Fair
Employment and Housing in the Fight
Against Employment Discrimination
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION  .............................  1113
1.  BACKGROUND  .... ...........................  1114
A. Limitations Statutes in IEIA and Their Purpose ... 1114
B.  FEHA  .............................  1115
C. The Split Among the California Courts of Appeal  1117
1. Regents of University of California v.
Superior Court: Notice ................. 1118
2. Romano v. Rockwell International:
Actual Termination ................... 1120
II. THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT RESOLVES
THE  SPLIT  .............................  1121
A.  Facts and  Holding  ...................... 1122
B. The California Supreme Court's Rationale ........ 1122
III. AN ANALYSIS OF THE SUPREME COURT'S DECISION ... 1126
A. The Decision Comports with I-EHA's Purpose of
Protecting Employees  ..................... 1127

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