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· 1/30/1996

Laurina Price v. S-B Power Tool, Also Known as Skil Corporation, a Division of Emerson Electric Company

Citations

  • 75 F.3d 362
  • 5 Am. Disabilities Cas. (BNA) 277
  • 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 1139
  • 1996 WL 32590

How courts have described this case

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

  • finding a violation of the employer’s attendance policy as a valid, nondiscriminatory, reason -15- for firing the plaintiff
  • emphasizing our court’s use of this burden-of-proof analysis in civil rights eases
  • poor attendance, even if partially caused by handicap, is insufficient to suggest employee was terminated because of handicap
  • even if employee made out a prima facie case, summary judgment was appropriate where employer cited attendance policy violations as its nondiscriminatory reason and employee did not offer evidence supporting pretext
  • employee terminated for excessive absenteeism
  • employee terminated for excessive absenteeism

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Judges: Magill, Bright, Murphy

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