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Rachel Acosta, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Pacific/Western), Agency.

01970437 (E.E.O.C. Jan. 29, 1999)
Rachel Acosta, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Pacific/Western), Agency.

7 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. 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"

  3. O'Connor v. Consolidated Coin Caterers Corp.

    517 U.S. 308 (1996)   Cited 2,070 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that inference of age discrimination cannot be drawn from “replacement of one worker with another worker insignificantly younger”

  4. Wrenn v. Gould

    808 F.2d 493 (6th Cir. 1987)   Cited 443 times
    Holding that an employer can consider factors external to a job description when selecting among qualified candidates

  5. Hochstadt v. Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology

    545 F.2d 222 (1st Cir. 1976)   Cited 248 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, in balancing the scope of reasonable opposition conduct, "[t]he requirements of the job and the tolerable limits of conduct in a particular setting must be explored"

  6. Hochstadt v. Worcester Foundation, Etc.

    425 F. Supp. 318 (D. Mass. 1976)   Cited 87 times
    Holding that discharge six months after EEOC settlement and a month after an informal complaint satisfies causation requirement

  7. Section 621 - Congressional statement of findings and purpose

    29 U.S.C. § 621   Cited 17,503 times   21 Legal Analyses
    Finding that "older workers find themselves disadvantaged in their efforts to retain employment, and especially to regain employment when displaced from jobs"