· 10/22/1984
Elizabeth BROWN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee
Citations
- 746 F.2d 1407
- 1984 U.S. App. LEXIS 17509
- 35 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 34,739
- 36 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 127
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- stating that “insubordination could serve as a legitimate non-discriminatory reason for discharge”
- characterizing as \stricter\ the tests adopted by some courts which require a plaintiff to show that her employer either assigned a non-minority person to her job or retained non-minority employees having comparable or lesser qualifications
- plaintiff was qualified for the job and established a prima facie case of discrimination even though defendant established that she had been insubordinate
- “[I]nsubordination could serve as a legitimate non-discriminatory reason for discharge to rebut the plaintiff’s prima facie case.”
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Judges: Holloway, McWilliams, Barrett
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