462 U.S. 393 (1983) Cited 652 times 11 Legal Analyses
Holding that the employer bears the burden of negating causation in a mixed-motive discrimination case, noting "[i]t is fair that [the employer] bear the risk that the influence of legal and illegal motives cannot be separated."
353 U.S. 657 (1957) Cited 1,103 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that defendants are entitled to obtain the prior statements of persons to government agents when those persons are to testify against the defendants at trial
Holding that an "inference of improper employer motivation" is permitted when an employer has terminated an employee who acted as a leader in making complaints to management on behalf of himself or others, or has organized workers on employment issues