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· 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

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • 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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