Amos v. McNairy County’s Empirical Analysis
2014
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Applies 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 · Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corporation · McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. White
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“A retaliation claim is analyzed using the same McDonnell Douglas burden-shifting paradigm applied to discrimination claims. Fuhr v. Hazel Park Sch. Dist., 710 F.3d 668, 673-74 (6th Cir.2013), reh’g denied (Apr. 12, 2013); see also Nicholson, 530 Fed.Appx. at 446-47. That is, upon demonstration of a prima facie case of retaliation, “a presumption of unlawful retaliation arises and the burden of production shifts to the defendant to rebut the presumption by articulating some legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason for its action.” Fuhr, 710 F.3d at 674 (citing Spengler v. Worthington Cylinders, 615 F.3d 481, 492 (6th Cir.2010)) (internal quotation marks omitted). The County submits as its legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason Amos’s failure to complete his personnel file in a satisfactory manner as well as his inability to do so, as the information received by the Sheriffs Department revealed that he did not qualify for a corrections officer position under Tennessee law. “If a defendant successfully produces ... a legitimate reason, then the burden of production returns to the plaintiff to demonstrate by a preponderance of the evidence that the proffered reason was a mere pretext for discrimination.” Id. at 675. “[A] plaintiff can show pretext in three interrelated ways: (1) that the proffered reasons had no basis in fact, (2) that the proffered reasons did not actually motivate the employer’s action, or (3) that they were insufficient to motivate the employer’s action.” Tingle v. ”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“Title VII ... prohibits employers from “discriminating] against any individual ... because he has opposed any practice made an unlawful employment practice by [the statute], or because he has made a charge, testified, assisted, or participated in any manner in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing under [the statute].” 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-3(a). The prima facie case is established by showing that (1) the plaintiff “engaged in a protected activity under Title VII”; (2) plaintiffs “protected activity was known to” the employer; (3) the defendant took adverse employment action against the plaintiff; and (4) “there was a causal connection between the adverse employment action and the protected activity.” Nicholson, 530 Fed.Appx. at 446. “Title VII .retaliation claims require proof that the desire to retaliate was the but-for cause of the challenged employment action.” Univ. of Tex. Sw. Med. Ctr. v. Nassar, — U.S. -, 133 S.Ct. 2517, 2528 , 186 L.Ed.2d 503 (2013). Stated differently, Title VII “requires proof that the unlawful retaliation would not have occurred in the absence of the alleged wrongful action or actions of the employer.” Id. at 2533 . “At the prima facie stage of the litigation, ... the burden upon the plaintiff is minimal.... All that is required of plaintiff at the prima facie stage is to demonstrate that [he] has a case, that the evidence is on [his] side.” Brown v. Lexington-Fayette Urban Gov’t, 483 Fed.Appx. 221, 225 (6th Cir.2012) (internal citations, alteratio”
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