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15 Cited authorities

  1. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green

    411 U.S. 792 (1973)   Cited 53,808 times   100 Legal Analyses
    Holding in employment discrimination case that statistical evidence of employer's general policy and practice may be relevant circumstantial evidence of discriminatory intent behind individual employment decision

  2. St. Mary's Honor Ctr. v. Hicks

    509 U.S. 502 (1993)   Cited 12,480 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a trier of fact may infer discrimination upon rejecting an employer's proffered reason for termination

  3. Tex. Dept. of Cmty. Affairs v. Burdine

    450 U.S. 248 (1981)   Cited 20,358 times   9 Legal Analyses
    Holding in the Title VII context that the plaintiff's prima facie case creates "a legally mandatory, rebuttable presumption" that shifts the burden of proof to the employer, and "if the employer is silent in the face of the presumption, the court must enter judgment for the plaintiff"

  4. Furnco Construction Corp. v. Waters

    438 U.S. 567 (1978)   Cited 2,192 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a district court was "entitled to consider the racial mix of the work force when trying to make the determination as to motivation" in the employment discrimination context

  5. Watson v. Fort Worth Bank Tr.

    487 U.S. 977 (1988)   Cited 1,406 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that plaintiff has burden to show that a particular employment practice "caused the exclusion of applicants for jobs or promotions because of their membership in a protected group"

  6. Griggs v. Duke Power Co.

    401 U.S. 424 (1971)   Cited 2,783 times   35 Legal Analyses
    Holding that § 703(h) does not protect use of testing requirements with a disparate impact on racial minorities where the tests were not shown to be related to job performance

  7. Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio

    490 U.S. 642 (1989)   Cited 991 times   20 Legal Analyses
    Holding causation was not demonstrated because plaintiffs had not disproved the possibility that the overrepresentation of minority workers in lower-paying cannery positions was caused by the company's contract with a predominantly non-White labor union

  8. Connecticut v. Teal

    457 U.S. 440 (1982)   Cited 542 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a pass-fail threshold test for promotions, which had a disparate impact on African-Americans, could meet the plaintiffs' prima facie burden

  9. Section 2000e - Definitions

    42 U.S.C. § 2000e   Cited 53,078 times   132 Legal Analyses
    Granting EEOC authority to issue procedural regulations to carry out Title VII provisions

  10. Section 791 - Employment of individuals with disabilities

    29 U.S.C. § 791   Cited 2,325 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Adopting standards for ADA claims under § 501 of the Rehabilitation Act, including 42 U.S.C. § 12112, which forbids discrimination "against a qualified individual with a disability because of the disability . . ."

  11. Section 1614.401 - Appeals to the Commission

    29 C.F.R. § 1614.401   Cited 155 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Permitting appeal to EEOC

  12. Section 1614.604 - Filing and computation of time

    29 C.F.R. § 1614.604   Cited 141 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Providing the time limits applicable to the subject regulations "are subject to waiver, estoppel and equitable tolling"

  13. Section 1614.301 - Relationship to negotiated grievance procedure

    29 C.F.R. § 1614.301   Cited 103 times
    Governing the procedures available to an individual who is covered by a collective bargaining agreement

  14. Section 1614.405 - Decisions on appeals

    29 C.F.R. § 1614.405   Cited 83 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Providing that " decision [of the EEOC in an administrative appeal] is final . . . unless . . . [e]ither party files a timely request for reconsideration"

  15. Section 1614.403 - How to appeal

    29 C.F.R. § 1614.403   Cited 34 times
    Indicating that failure to file timely appeal requires dismissal by EEOC