· 9/25/2000
Deborah S. Goosby v. Johnson & Johnson Medical, Inc
Citations
- 228 F.3d 313
- 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 23723
- 79 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 40,245
- 83 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1627
- 2000 WL 1372825
How courts have described this case
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- stating that since the analysis required for adjudicating a PHRA claim is identical to a Title VII inquiry “we therefore do not need to separately address” the PHRA claim
- affirming summary judgment on discrimination claim where plaintiff was terminated while on disability leave but failed to comply with her employer’s short term disability policy
- stating similar elements applicable to disparate treatment theory under Title VII
- identifying “drive,” “special knowledge,” and “initiative” as examples of subjective criteria
- “Subjective evaluations are more susceptible of abuse and more likely to mask pretext.” (quotation marks omitted)
- “[I]t is conceivable that an employer who harbors a discriminatory animus may nevertheless allow one or two females to advance for the sake of appearances.”
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Judges: Alito, McKee, Fullam
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