Betty Ledesma, Complainant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.

9 Cited authorities

McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green
411 U.S. 792 (1973) Cited 52,935 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
St. Mary's Honor Ctr. v. Hicks
509 U.S. 502 (1993) Cited 12,354 times 8 Legal Analyses
Holding that a trier of fact may infer discrimination upon rejecting an employer's proffered reason for termination
Tex. Dept. of Cmty. Affairs v. Burdine
450 U.S. 248 (1981) Cited 20,132 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"
Sutton v. United Air Lines, Inc.
527 U.S. 471 (1999) Cited 2,906 times 12 Legal Analyses
Holding that " person whose physical or mental impairment is corrected by medication or other measures does not have an impairment that presently 'substantially limits' a major life activity."
Bragdon v. Abbott
524 U.S. 624 (1998) Cited 1,658 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that DOJ's administrative guidance on ADA compliance is entitled to deference
Cleveland v. Policy Management Systems Corp.
526 U.S. 795 (1999) Cited 878 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that in order to discredit an affidavit at summary judgment, it must, for example, "flatly contradict that party's earlier sworn deposition"
Albertsons, Inc. v. Kirkingburg
527 U.S. 555 (1999) Cited 686 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that although vision-impaired individuals may not have "an onerous burden" in demonstrating disability and "ordinarily will meet the [ADA]'s definition of disability," they must still offer evidence of "limitation in terms of their own experience"
Murphy v. United Parcel Service, Inc.
527 U.S. 516 (1999) Cited 504 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that the "determination of [a person's] disability is made with reference to the mitigating measures he employs."
Loeb v. Textron, Inc.
600 F.2d 1003 (1st Cir. 1979) Cited 720 times
Denying any such requirement

Betty Ledesma, Complainant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.

9 Cited authorities

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

Holding that a trier of fact may infer discrimination upon rejecting an employer's proffered reason for termination

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"

Holding that " person whose physical or mental impairment is corrected by medication or other measures does not have an impairment that presently 'substantially limits' a major life activity."

Holding that DOJ's administrative guidance on ADA compliance is entitled to deference

Holding that in order to discredit an affidavit at summary judgment, it must, for example, "flatly contradict that party's earlier sworn deposition"

Holding that although vision-impaired individuals may not have "an onerous burden" in demonstrating disability and "ordinarily will meet the [ADA]'s definition of disability," they must still offer evidence of "limitation in terms of their own experience"

Holding that the "determination of [a person's] disability is made with reference to the mitigating measures he employs."

Denying any such requirement