Eve Atkinson v. Lafayette College Arthur J. Rothkopf, Esquire, Individually and as President of Lafayette College

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• noting that PHRA claims “are interpreted coextensively with Title VII claims” (citation omitted)
• noting Title VII claims are interpreted alongside analogous provisions of the PHRA
• “it follows that [the plaintiff] is an employee of [the defendant] under the PHRA only if she is one under Title VII”
• “The question is not whether the employer made the best, or even a sound, business decision; it is whether the real reason is discrimination.” (cleaned up)
• “If the [employer advances a legitimate, non-discriminatory reason for its action,] the burden shifts back to [Plaintiffs] to prove that the nondiscriminatory explanation is merely a pretext for discrimination.”
• \Claims under the PHRA are interpreted coextensively with Title VII claims.\

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