Whitchurch v. Apache Products Co.’s Empirical Analysis
1996
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Applies 29 U.S.C. § 621 (§ 2 of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967) · 42 U.S.C. § 12101 (§ 2 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990)
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · Texas Department of Community Affairs v. Burdine · United States Postal Service Board of Governors v. Aikens · Tiller v. NCNB Bank
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“act indicates that the employee was not performing up to the employer's expectations, at least in some subjective sense.” Whitchurch v. Apache Products Co., 916 F.Supp. 809, 815 (N.D.Ill.1996). See also Pilditch v. Board of Educ., 3 F.3d 1113 , 1117 (7th Cir.1993) (The inquiry is whether the plaintiff can show”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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