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Charles E. Day, Jr., Complainant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.

01990311 (E.E.O.C. Apr. 26, 2000)
Charles E. Day, Jr., Complainant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.

10 Cited authorities

  1. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green

    411 U.S. 792 (1973)   Cited 52,401 times   95 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 12,282 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 19,994 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. U.S. Postal Service Bd. of Govs. v. Aikens

    460 U.S. 711 (1983)   Cited 2,406 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

  5. Furnco Construction Corp. v. Waters

    438 U.S. 567 (1978)   Cited 2,164 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

  6. Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Hardison

    432 U.S. 63 (1977)   Cited 761 times   62 Legal Analyses
    Holding that to leave the employershort-handed would involve costs to the employer “in the form of lost efficiency”

  7. Loeb v. Textron, Inc.

    600 F.2d 1003 (1st Cir. 1979)   Cited 721 times
    Denying any such requirement

  8. Heller v. EBB Auto Co.

    8 F.3d 1433 (9th Cir. 1993)   Cited 117 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the plaintiff established the second element of his prima facie case for failure to accommodate his “religious practice of attending the ceremony in which his wife and children were converted to Judaism,” where the plaintiff's supervisor “knew” that he was Jewish, “knew” that his “wife was studying for conversion,” and “when [the plaintiff] requested the time off, he informed the [supervisor] why he needed to miss work”

  9. Protos v. Volkswagen of America, Inc.

    797 F.2d 129 (3d Cir. 1986)   Cited 93 times
    Holding compensatory damages constitute legal remedy

  10. Section 2000e - Definitions

    42 U.S.C. § 2000e   Cited 51,678 times   129 Legal Analyses
    Granting EEOC authority to issue procedural regulations to carry out Title VII provisions