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· 3/6/1997

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellee v. YENKIN-MAJESTIC PAINT CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant

Citations

  • 112 F.3d 831
  • 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 4348
  • 70 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 44,676
  • 73 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1317

How courts have described this case

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

  • “When there are two permissible views of the evidence, the factfinder’s choice between them cannot be clearly erroneous.”
  • “Although it is true that a factfinder should refrain from probing an employer’s business judgment, a decision to terminate an employee based upon unlawful considerations does not become legitimate because it can be characterized as a business decision.”
  • remanding for balancing of equities prior to reinstatement

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Judges: Kennedy, Cole, Aldrich

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