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· 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

How courts have described this case

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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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