436 F. Supp. 2d 110 - Welzel v. Bernstein’s Empirical Analysis
2006
Citation profile
3 federal appellate · 16 district ·
Relationships
Applies 29 U.S.C. § 2601 (§ 2 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993) · 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (Civil Rights Act of 1866) · 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 701 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) · 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 703 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) · 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 704 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964)
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Celotex Corporation v. Catrett H · McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · Texas Department of Community Affairs v. Burdine · Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc.
Most-quoted passages
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“An employee who is being criticized for performance issues may not refuse to address these issues, and instead, file [a discrimination] action in an obvious attempt to immunize herself from any adverse action. Filing a [discrimination] action is meant to shield employees from the discriminatory actions of their employers, not to excuse an employee’s poor job performance, impudence, or insubordination. Nor can a plaintiff make out a prima facie case of retaliation when the employer was preparing to terminate her before she filed her charge.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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