37 Cited authorities

Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Prods., Inc.
530 U.S. 133 (2000) Cited 21,167 times 22 Legal Analyses
Holding that, since the 58-year-old plaintiff was fired by his 60-year-old employer, there was an inference that "age discrimination was not the motive"
Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins
490 U.S. 228 (1989) Cited 4,615 times 161 Legal Analyses
Holding that an employer discriminated on the basis of sex when he "act[ed] on the basis of a belief that a woman cannot be aggressive, or that she must not be"
Nevada Dept. of Human Resources v. Hibbs
538 U.S. 721 (2003) Cited 664 times 9 Legal Analyses
Holding FMLA family leave provision validly abrogated state sovereign immunity: "pervasive sex-role stereotype that caring for family members is women’s work," in turn "foster[ing] employers’ stereotypical views about women’s commitment to work and their value as employees"
Farrell v. Planters Lifesavers Co.
206 F.3d 271 (3d Cir. 2000) Cited 1,775 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that the timing of appellant's termination was suggestive of causation for both the retaliation and the quid pro quo claims
Back v. Hastings on Hudson Un. Free Sch. Dist
365 F.3d 107 (2d Cir. 2004) Cited 968 times 7 Legal Analyses
Holding a plaintiff alleging a constitutional claim of gender discrimination “may bring suit under § 1983 alone, and is not required to plead concurrently a violation of Title VII”
Pederson v. Time, Inc.
404 Mass. 14 (Mass. 1989) Cited 1,667 times
In Pederson, we construed a prior version of G.L.c. 260, § 7, which provided for the tolling of a statute of limitations if the plaintiff was "insane" at the time his or her cause of action accrued.
Santiago-Ramos v. Centennial P.R. Wireless
217 F.3d 46 (1st Cir. 2000) Cited 975 times
Holding that evidence of discriminatory animus may also serve to prove pretext
Flesner v. Technical Communications Corp.
410 Mass. 805 (Mass. 1991) Cited 1,187 times
Recognizing availability of "redress in certain circumstances for employees terminated for performing important public deeds even though the law does not absolutely require the performance of such a deed"
Smith v. City of Salem
378 F.3d 566 (6th Cir. 2004) Cited 682 times 21 Legal Analyses
Holding that Title VII prohibits sex stereotyping
Equal Emp't Opportunity Comm'n v. Horizon/CMS Healthcare Corp.
220 F.3d 1184 (10th Cir. 2000) Cited 672 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that "[t]he defendant's burden at this stage is one of production, not one of persuasion"
Section 151B:4 - Unlawful practices
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151B § 4 Cited 873 times 15 Legal Analyses
Prohibiting discrimination because of "sex, ... sexual orientation," etc.

Ayanna v. Dechert LLP

37 Cited authorities

Holding that, since the 58-year-old plaintiff was fired by his 60-year-old employer, there was an inference that "age discrimination was not the motive"

Holding that an employer discriminated on the basis of sex when he "act[ed] on the basis of a belief that a woman cannot be aggressive, or that she must not be"

Holding FMLA family leave provision validly abrogated state sovereign immunity: "pervasive sex-role stereotype that caring for family members is women’s work," in turn "foster[ing] employers’ stereotypical views about women’s commitment to work and their value as employees"

Holding that the timing of appellant's termination was suggestive of causation for both the retaliation and the quid pro quo claims

Holding a plaintiff alleging a constitutional claim of gender discrimination “may bring suit under § 1983 alone, and is not required to plead concurrently a violation of Title VII”

In Pederson, we construed a prior version of G.L.c. 260, § 7, which provided for the tolling of a statute of limitations if the plaintiff was "insane" at the time his or her cause of action accrued.

Holding that evidence of discriminatory animus may also serve to prove pretext

Recognizing availability of "redress in certain circumstances for employees terminated for performing important public deeds even though the law does not absolutely require the performance of such a deed"

Holding that Title VII prohibits sex stereotyping

Holding that "[t]he defendant's burden at this stage is one of production, not one of persuasion"

Prohibiting discrimination because of "sex, ... sexual orientation," etc.