Kuttner v. Zaruba’s Empirical Analysis
819 F.3d 970 · 2016
Citation profile
3 federal appellate ·
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 703 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964)
Relies on McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · Oppenheimer Fund, Inc. v. Sanders · Radue v. Kimberly-Clark Corp. · Humphries v. CBOCS West, Inc. · Searls v. Glasser
Most-quoted passages
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“In the usual case a plaintiff must at least show that the comparators (1) dealt with the same supervisor, (2) were subject to the same standards, and (3) engaged in similar conduct without such differentiating or mitigating circumstances as would distinguish their conduct or the employer's treatment of them.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“to support an inference that she was treated more harshly because of her sex”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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