Bearden v. International Paper Co.

How courts have described this case

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• noting that the burden is on the employee to prove that the employer’s proffered reason was pretextual
• finding inference of age discrimination if plaintiff can prove younger person hired for job
• once legitimate, nondiscriminatory explanation for termination has been proffered, plaintiff has burden to prove reason was merely pretext for discriminatory motive
• “Plaintiff must offer more than speculation, conjecture, or fantasy in support of claims at summary judgment stage”
• “The district court did not err in granting summary judgment on [plaintiff’s] EPA claim in light of her failure to provide evidence that she was paid differently for equal work.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).