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Graciela McDaniel, Complainant, v. R. James Nicholson, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.

0120070869 (E.E.O.C. May. 22, 2008)
Graciela McDaniel, Complainant, v. R. James Nicholson, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.

7 Cited authorities

  1. Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Prods., Inc.

    530 U.S. 133 (2000)   Cited 21,495 times   22 Legal Analyses
    Holding 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"

  2. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green

    411 U.S. 792 (1973)   Cited 53,145 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

  3. St. Mary's Honor Ctr. v. Hicks

    509 U.S. 502 (1993)   Cited 12,377 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a trier of fact may infer discrimination upon rejecting an employer's proffered reason for termination

  4. Tex. Dept. of Cmty. Affairs v. Burdine

    450 U.S. 248 (1981)   Cited 20,180 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"

  5. Furnco Construction Corp. v. Waters

    438 U.S. 567 (1978)   Cited 2,177 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. Ash v. Tyson Foods

    546 U.S. 454 (2006)   Cited 707 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that decisionmaker’s alleged use of term "boy" to refer to African-American employees was evidence of discriminatory animus

  7. Section 2000e-16 - Employment by Federal Government

    42 U.S.C. § 2000e-16   Cited 5,022 times   20 Legal Analyses
    Adopting provisions of § 2000e-5(f)-(k), including that "[e]ach United States district court . . . shall have jurisdiction of actions brought under this subchapter"