· 8/20/2008
Prescott v. Higgins
Citations
- 538 F.3d 32
- 20 Am. Disabilities Cas. (BNA) 1605
- 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 17715
- 91 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 43,301
- 104 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 242
- 2008 WL 3854008
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- holding that an employer can judge a candidate's qualification through interview questions alone
- requiring that “the position remained open or was filled by someone else with similar qualifications”
- noting that “limitations on lifting, without more, are not a substantial limitation on a major life activity”
- noting that both Title VII claims and claims under Mass. Gen. Laws. ch. 151B are analyzed under the McDonnell Douglas framework
- explaining that we review a District Court's decision to grant summary judgment de novo, \construing the record in the light most favorable to the non-movant and resolving all reasonable inferences in that party's favor\
- applying McDonnell-Douglas standard to claims under Title VII and chapter 151B
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Judges: Lynch, O'Connor, Torruella
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