Betty Sue H. Evans, Complainant, v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General Department of Justice (Federal Bureau of Prisons), Agency.
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McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green
411 U.S. 792 (1973) Cited 52,321 times 95 Legal AnalysesHolding 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 12,270 times 8 Legal AnalysesHolding 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 19,978 times 9 Legal AnalysesHolding 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"
Bauer v. Bailar
647 F.2d 1037 (10th Cir. 1981) Cited 79 timesHolding employer's subjective hiring criteria to be nonpretextual where the subjective factors considered were articulated and generally relevant to the job