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Willie C. Wells, Complainant, v. Hershel W. Gober, Acting Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.

01a00032 (E.E.O.C. Sep. 8, 2000)
Willie C. Wells, Complainant, v. Hershel W. Gober, Acting Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.

2 Cited authorities

  1. Tex. Dept. of Cmty. Affairs v. Burdine

    450 U.S. 248 (1981)   Cited 20,004 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"

  2. 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