Joseph W. Milder, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Secretary, Department of Veteran Affairs,) Agency.

5 Cited authorities

  1. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green

    411 U.S. 792 (1973)   Cited 52,406 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 12,283 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 19,997 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. Robinson v. S.E. Pa. Transp. Auth., Red Arrow

    982 F.2d 892 (3d Cir. 1993)   Cited 377 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the evidence was sufficient to demonstrate retaliation for activities that occurred two years prior to the termination
  5. Waddell v. Small Tube Products, Inc.

    799 F.2d 69 (3d Cir. 1986)   Cited 170 times
    Holding that the "allocation for the burden of proof for both federal and state retaliation claims follows the familiar Title VII standards"