State versus Federal Systems Although the minimum federal standards must be met and enforced, states are capable of making their own legal requirements as they see fit. The main requirement is that these more stringent laws must be deemed constitutional to the residents of that state. Recently, the state that I am a resident of, Washington State, made somewhat of a groundbreaking decision in a civil rights case decision. In the following paper, I will …showed first 75 words of 870 total…

…showed last 75 words of 870 total…standards of law set by the federal government. One example of this is the law recently passed in the State of Washington, which makes it illegal to base employment decisions on the sexual preference of an individual. This decision will have a substantial impact on current cases being heard on same sex marriage and civil unions. References Employment Law for Business (4th ed.) D.D. Bennett-Alexander & L. P. Hartman McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2004 New York, NY