Rebecca Shirrell v. St. Francis Medical Center

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that McDonnell Douglas cases are subject to the but-for causation standard set forth in University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar, 133 S. Ct. 2517 (2013)
• applying the McDonnell Douglas framework to a Title VII retaliation claim using the but-for standard articulated in Nassar.
• “To show a causal connection, a plaintiff must show that her protected activity was a but-for cause of her employer’s adverse action.”
• protected activity was not a but-for cause where the “uncontroverted evidence” showed plaintiff was fired for disciplinary reasons
• “Circumstances giving rise to an inference of discrimination include treating similarly situated employees who are not members of the protected class in a different manner.”
• applying McDonnell Douglas to a Title VII claim

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