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· 7/22/1982

Jewel BURRUS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED TELEPHONE COMPANY OF KANSAS, INC., Defendant-Appellee

Citations

  • 683 F.2d 339
  • 29 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 663
  • 1982 U.S. App. LEXIS 17236
  • 29 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 32,932

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  • holding that three years between the protected activity and the adverse employment action was too long to establish the third element
  • holding that three years between the protected activity and the adverse employment action was too long to establish the third element
  • holding that three years between the protected activity and the adverse employment action was too remote to establish the third element
  • “The causal connection may be demonstrated by evidence of circumstances that justify an inference of retaliatory motive, such as protected conduct closely followed by adverse action.”
  • plaintiff failed to establish prima facie ease of retaliation where three years passed between the filing of her charges and her termination
  • employer may not defeat a plaintiffs prima facie case by asserting that the plaintiff failed to satisfy subjective qualifications

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Judges: Logan, Seth, Seymour

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