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· 7/11/2007

McCoy v. City of Shreveport

Citations

  • 492 F.3d 551
  • 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 16582
  • 90 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 42,944
  • 100 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1812
  • 2007 WL 1991042

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that police officer placed on paid administrative leave did not suffer an adverse employment action for purposes of discrimination claim
  • holding that to show the employer’s proffered reason is just a pretext, “the plaintiff must rebut each non-discriminatory or nonretaliatory reason articulated by the employer”
  • holding that to show the employer’s proffered reason is just a pretext, “the plaintiff must rebut each non-discriminatory or nonretaliatory reason articulated by the employer”
  • recognizing that a change in compensation may be a type of ultimate employment decision covered by Title VII
  • recognizing that “placing [a plaintiff] on paid leave . . . [is] not an adverse employment action” for purposes of gender-discrimination claims
  • holding that to prove retaliation by circumstantial evidence, plaintiff must establish causal connection between protected activity and adverse employment action

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Judges: Higginbotham, Wiener, Prado

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