Porter Babers Jr., Complainant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.

4 Cited authorities

  1. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green

    411 U.S. 792 (1973)   Cited 52,440 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. Tex. Dept. of Cmty. Affairs v. Burdine

    450 U.S. 248 (1981)   Cited 20,012 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"
  3. Wrenn v. Gould

    808 F.2d 493 (6th Cir. 1987)   Cited 444 times
    Holding that an employer can consider factors external to a job description when selecting among qualified candidates
  4. Canham v. Oberlin College

    666 F.2d 1057 (6th Cir. 1981)   Cited 10 times
    In Canham v. Oberlin College, 666 F.2d 1057 (6th Cir. 1981), cert. denied, 456 U.S. 977, 102 S.Ct. 2242, 72 L.Ed.2d 851 (1982), the claim was sex discrimination.