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Portia E. Simmons, Appellant, v. Marvin T. Runyon, Jr., Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (New York Metro/Northeast Areas), Agency.

01961947 (E.E.O.C. Oct. 8, 1998)
Portia E. Simmons, Appellant, v. Marvin T. Runyon, Jr., Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (New York Metro/Northeast Areas), Agency.

7 Cited authorities

  1. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green

    411 U.S. 792 (1973)   Cited 53,125 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

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

    509 U.S. 502 (1993)   Cited 12,376 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 20,172 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. Meritor Sav. Bank v. Vinson

    477 U.S. 57 (1986)   Cited 6,583 times   18 Legal Analyses
    Holding that sexual harassment may be actionable under Title VII as discrimination on the basis of sex if it is sufficiently severe and pervasive

  5. U.S. Postal Service Bd. of Govs. v. Aikens

    460 U.S. 711 (1983)   Cited 2,417 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that because "[t]here will seldom be `eyewitness' testimony to the employer's mental process," evidence of the employer's discriminatory attitude in general is relevant and admissible to prove discrimination

  6. DeCintio v. Westchester County Medical

    807 F.2d 304 (2d Cir. 1986)   Cited 150 times
    Holding that an employer did not engage in sex discrimination by appointing his female “paramour” rather than qualified male applicants

  7. Miller v. Aluminum Co. of America

    679 F. Supp. 495 (W.D. Pa. 1988)   Cited 60 times
    Holding that preferential treatment based on a supervisor's affair with subordinate is not gender- based discrimination