Spann v. Abraham

How courts have described this case

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• holding that, in order to prevail on a disparate treatment claim involving pregnancy discrimination, the plaintiff must prove that she was treated differently than other temporarily disabled employees because of her pregnancy
• holding that an employee’s perception of a transfer “as a demotion to a position with diminished status and with fewer responsibilities” created a jury issue on whether the re-assignment constituted an adverse employment action
• applying the McDonnell Douglas burden-shifting framework to a pregnancy discrimination claim brought under the THRA
• “Tennessee courts may appropriately look to decisions of federal courts construing Title VII when analyzing claims under the Act.”
• “Tennessee courts may appropriately look to decisions of federal courts construing Title VII when analyzing claims under the Act”
• “The comparable employees should have held similar positions, dealt with the same level of supervision, and been subject to the same general employer-imposed work rules and requirements.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).