· 9/7/1999
Patricia M. Pivirotto v. Innovative Systems, Inc
Citations
- 191 F.3d 344
- 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 21379
- 76 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 46,133
- 80 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1269
- 1999 WL 689961
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- recognizing that female employee's replacement by another woman may have \some evidentiary force\ in refuting sex discrimination claim
- holding that certain “insensitive remarks” could not support a finding of Title VII liability because the remarks did not give rise to an inference of unlawful discrimination
- holding that it is error \to require a plaintiff to prove that she was replaced by someone outside her class in order to make out a prima facie case\
- holding that the protected or non-protected status of a replacement employee in wrongful termination cases is not a determinative factor in answer to whether a plaintiff has established a prima facie case
- holding that the protected or non-protected status of a replacement employee in wrongful termination cases is not a determinative factor in answer to whether a plaintiff has established a prima facie case
- holding that “it is inconsistent with Title VII to require a plaintiff to prove that she was replaced by someone outside her class in order to make out a prima facie case”
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Judges: Becker, Roth, Rendell
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