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Ricci v. DeStefano, 557 U.S. 557 (2009), is a United States labor law case of the United States Supreme Court on unlawful discrimination through disparate impact under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Twenty city firefighters at the New Haven Fire Department, [1] nineteen white and one Hispanic, passed the test for promotion to a management ...
In the Seventh Circuit, courts generally analyze disparate treatment cases using this method, though attorneys may also use the direct method described above. Prima facie case: The elements of the prima facie case are: (i) The plaintiff is a member of a protected class. (ii) The plaintiff applied and was qualified for the job.
Young v. United Parcel Service, 575 U.S. 206 (2015), is a United States Supreme Court case that the Court evaluated the requirements for bringing a disparate treatment claim under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. [1] In a 6–3 decision, the Court held that to bring such a claim, a pregnant employee must show that their employer refused to ...
Griggs v. Duke Power Company. Griggs v. Duke Power Co., 401 U.S. 424 (1971), was a court case argued before the Supreme Court of the United States on December 14, 1970. It concerned employment discrimination and the disparate impact theory, and was decided on March 8, 1971. [1] It is generally considered the first case of its type.
Kennedy took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. Laws applied. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. Watson v. Fort Worth Bank & Trust, 487 U.S. 977 (1988), is a United States Supreme Court case on United States labor law, concerning proof of disparate treatment under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 .
Hazen Paper Co. v. Biggins 507 U.S. 604 (1993) [32] was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that a disparate treatment claim cannot succeed unless the employee's protected trait had a determinative influence on the employer's decisionmaking. [33]
Texas Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc., 576 U.S. 519 (2015), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court analyzed whether disparate impact claims are cognizable under the Fair Housing Act. [ 1 ] In Justice Anthony Kennedy 's majority opinion, the Court held that Congress specifically ...
Burdine and has been elaborated on in subsequent cases. The McDonnell-Douglas framework is typically used when a case lacks direct evidence of discrimination. In other cases, courts may decide not to use the McDonnell-Douglas framework, and instead evaluate disparate treatment claims under the Price Waterhouse "mixed motive" framework.