LaPierre v. Benson Nissan, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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• holding that, to show discrimination, a plaintiff must show that there was an “available employment position” for which he or she was qualified but not hired
• stating that § 1981 claims are “governed by the same evidentiary framework” as Title VII claims
• stating that Section 1981 claims are “governed by the same evidentiary framework” as Title VII claims
• defendant’s introduction of “fabricated justifications,” in conjunction with other evidence, held sufficient to permit a reasonable inference of discrimination
• “Claims of racial discrimination brought under § 1981 are governed by the same evidentiary framework applicable to claims of employment discrimination brought under Title VII.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).