462 U.S. 393 (1983) Cited 657 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."
Holding that “the Board did not abuse its discretion in failing to set aside [the union's victory in an] election” because “the failure ... did not affect the outcome of the election”