Beatty v. Farmer’s Empirical Analysis
2004
Citation profile
2 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 29 U.S.C. § 623 (§ 4 of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967) · 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 703 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964)
Relies on McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · Texas Department of Community Affairs v. Burdine · St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks · National Union Fire Insurance v. Helfand · Brill v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America
Most-quoted passages
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“need not meet the ultimate burden of persuasion, but he must cast such serious doubt on the veracity of the employer's articulated legitimate reason as to allow a jury to reasonably conclude that the employer was motivated to act for the discriminatory reason alleged by plaintiff.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“implausibilities, inconsistencies, incoherencies or contradictions”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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