McGinnis v. Union Pacific Railroad

How courts have described this case

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• holding that plaintiff was otherwise qualified for position where he had worked for defendant employer “for approximately twenty-eight years”
• recognizing that “under the qualification prong, a plaintiff must show only that he possesses the basic skills necessary for performance of the job”
• holding that an employee “must show only that he possesses the basic skills necessary for performance of the job” (citation omitted)
• explaining that at qualification prong of prima facie case, plaintiff need not anticipate and disprove reasons given for discharge
• affirming summary judgment on an age discrimination claim when the plaintiff merely “dispute[d] the validity of his [disciplinary] citations” and “claim[e]d other employees who violated rules were not fired”
• direct evidence permits a reasonable fact-finder to determine that an illegitimate basis actually motivated adverse employment actions

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