Carson v. Lake County’s Empirical Analysis
865 F.3d 526 · 2017
Citation profile
5 federal appellate ·
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Applies 26 U.S.C. § 9831 (§ 401 of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) · 29 U.S.C. § 1191A (§ 732 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) · 29 U.S.C. § 621 (§ 2 of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967) · 29 U.S.C. § 623 (§ 4 of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967) · 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (Civil Rights Act of 1866) · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United States · City of Cleburne Texas v. Cleburne Living Center · Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc. · Hazen Paper Co. v. Biggins
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“the burden shifts 'to the defendant to articulate a legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason for the adverse employment action, at which point the burden shifts back to the plaintiff to submit evidence that the employer's explanation is pretextual.' " Id. (internal quotation marks omitted) (quoting Simpson , 827 F.3d at 661 ). "However the plaintiff chooses to proceed, at the summary judgment stage the court must consider all admissible evidence to decide whether a reasonable jury could find that the plaintiff suffered an adverse action because of her age.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“must 'prove, by a preponderance of the evidence, that age was the 'but-for' cause of the challenged adverse employment action.'”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“In this respect, the ADEA is narrower than Title VII ... [because] Title VII protects against mixed-motive discrimination.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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