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Ralph Timberlake, Petitioner, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Southeast Area), Agency.

03a10012 (E.E.O.C. Nov. 17, 2000)
Ralph Timberlake, Petitioner, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Southeast Area), Agency.

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

    460 U.S. 711 (1983)   Cited 2,406 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

  5. Furnco Construction Corp. v. Waters

    438 U.S. 567 (1978)   Cited 2,164 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a district court was "entitled to consider the racial mix of the work force when trying to make the determination as to motivation" in the employment discrimination context

  6. Commissioner v. Sunnen

    333 U.S. 591 (1948)   Cited 1,743 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that when a court has entered a final judgment dismissing a claim, the parties to the suit are precluded from relitigating it

  7. 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"

  8. Flowers v. Crouch-Walker Corp.

    552 F.2d 1277 (7th Cir. 1977)   Cited 185 times
    Holding that "the employer's acceptance of [an employee's] work without express reservation is sufficient to show that the plaintiff was performing satisfactorily for the purpose of shifting the burden of proof."

  9. Webster v. Department of Army

    911 F.2d 679 (Fed. Cir. 1990)   Cited 57 times
    Finding that disrespectful behavior and refusal to follow orders from supervisors negatively affects the efficiency of service

  10. 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