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Andrea Massiah, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (New York Metro Area), Agency.

0120072027 (E.E.O.C. Dec. 7, 2009)
Andrea Massiah, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (New York Metro Area), Agency.

9 Cited authorities

  1. Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Prods., Inc.

    530 U.S. 133 (2000)   Cited 21,499 times   22 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a "trier of fact can reasonably infer from the falsity of the explanation that the employer is dissembling to cover up a discriminatory purpose"

  2. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green

    411 U.S. 792 (1973)   Cited 53,148 times   96 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

  3. Harris v. Forklift Sys., Inc.

    510 U.S. 17 (1993)   Cited 12,622 times   23 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "no single factor is required" to show a hostile work environment, including "whether [the acts are] physically threatening"

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

    509 U.S. 502 (1993)   Cited 12,377 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a trier of fact may infer discrimination upon rejecting an employer's proffered reason for termination

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

    450 U.S. 248 (1981)   Cited 20,181 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"

  6. U.S. Postal Service Bd. of Govs. v. Aikens

    460 U.S. 711 (1983)   Cited 2,418 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that because "[t]here will seldom be `eyewitness' testimony to the employer's mental process," evidence of the employer's discriminatory attitude in general is relevant and admissible to prove discrimination

  7. Furnco Construction Corp. v. Waters

    438 U.S. 567 (1978)   Cited 2,177 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

  8. Walker v. Ford Motor Co.

    684 F.2d 1355 (11th Cir. 1982)   Cited 158 times
    Holding that plaintiff established hostile environment where racial harassment made plaintiff “feel unwanted and uncomfortable in his surroundings,” even though it was not directed at him

  9. McKinney v. Dole

    765 F.2d 1129 (D.C. Cir. 1985)   Cited 144 times
    Holding that sexual harassment, to be illegal, "need not take the form of sexual advances or of other incidents with clearly sexual overtones"