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· 3/18/2004

Rathbun v. Autozone, Inc.

Citations

  • 361 F.3d 62
  • 2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 5126
  • 85 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 41,664
  • 93 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 785
  • 2004 WL 528310

How courts have described this case

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  • explaining that Congress may provide “separate administrative and judicial paths through which to rectify the same wrongs” without creating an irreconcilable conflict
  • noting that the Rhode Island Supreme Court routinely analyzes RIFEPA claims under Title VII and that FEPA and RICRA claims rise and fall together
  • explaining that evidence of pretext was scant where plaintiff claimed she was more qualified than male employees who received promotions more quickly than she did
  • explaining that a plaintiff must show that she \was qualified for an open position for which she applied\ as a prima facie element of a failure-to-promote claim
  • assuming that framework applies under the Rhode Island Civil Rights Act
  • noting that pretextual evidence might include “evidence of differential treatment”

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Judges: Boudin, Selya, Stahl

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