462 U.S. 393 (1983) Cited 652 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."
Concluding that "[i]n this case, timing is everything," where "[t]he closing of the department comes on the heels of the union's organizational activity," including filing a petition for a representation election
In Golden Day Schools, 644 F.2d 834, the court noted that although the child care workers' leaflet to parents included harsh language and serious charges about the care of the children, it fell "woefully short of the malicious tone" that would justify a discharge under Jefferson Standard. Appellant correctly points out that the court in Golden Day Schools determined that the leaflet played no part in the discharge of the employees.