Carl Huie, Complainant, v. Michael K. Powell, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission, Agency.
4 Cited authorities
Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Prods., Inc.
530 U.S. 133 (2000) Cited 21,527 times 22 Legal AnalysesHolding 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"
McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green
411 U.S. 792 (1973) Cited 53,199 times 96 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
Tex. Dept. of Cmty. Affairs v. Burdine
450 U.S. 248 (1981) Cited 20,199 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"
O'Connor v. Consolidated Coin Caterers Corp.
517 U.S. 308 (1996) Cited 2,087 times 7 Legal AnalysesHolding that inference of age discrimination cannot be drawn from “replacement of one worker with another worker insignificantly younger”