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· 4/4/1983

Sarni Original Dry Cleaners, Inc. v. Ronnie Lee Cooke

Citations

  • 447 N.E.2d 1228
  • 388 Mass. 611
  • 1983 Mass. LEXIS 1348
  • 32 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 33,662
  • 49 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1503

How courts have described this case

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  • stating that defendant’s burden of articulating a legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason for its action arises only after the plaintiff has established a prima facie case
  • “A BFOQ is an affirmative defense. The burden of proving the defense is on the employer.”
  • “The burden of proof as to the unlawfulness of the challenged act or practice must be carried by the employee”

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Judges: Hennessey, Nolan, Lynch, O'Connor

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