Scheick v. Tecumseh Public Schools’s Empirical Analysis
766 F.3d 523 · 2014
Citation profile
1 federal appellate ·
How this case has been cited
Cited by 24 later decisions — most recently August 2024
1 federal appellate ·
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 29 U.S.C. § 623 (§ 4 of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967)
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc. · Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Thurston · Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc. · 133 S. Ct. 2517 - University of Tex. Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar
Most-quoted passages
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“In contrast, McAran’s other two statements about wanting “someone youn ger” are not ambiguous and, if believed, do not require an inference to conclude that age was the but-for cause of the decision not to renew Scheick’s contract. First, the statements by McAran to Scheick on February 26 and March 15, respectively, represent direct references to age. See Sharp v. Aker Plant Servs. Grp., Inc., 726 F.3d 789, 794 (6th Cir. 2013) (involving statement “we want someone younger”). Moreover, the statements are not ambiguous despite the lack of an explicit statement that “the Board” wanted someone younger.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[I]t is not sufficient for the plaintiff to show that age was a motivating factor in the adverse action; rather, the ADEA’s “because of’ language requires that a plaintiff prove by a preponderance of the evidence... that age was the ‘but-for’ cause of the challenged employer decision.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“notwithstanding the evidence of dissatisfaction with [Appellant’s job] performance and the concurrent need to respond to the budget crisis” a reasonable juror could find that Appellant’s”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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