Stratton v. Bentley University

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How courts have described this case

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

• explaining that alleged adverse action taken three and a half months after FMLA leave was insufficient to establish causation where employee had a long record of performance issues
• rejecting the application of the severe-or-pervasive element and applying only the Burlington Northern, 548 U.S. 53, standard
• discussing Burlington and rejecting application of the severe or pervasive threshold required for hostile work environment claims
• first quoting Suárez, 229 F.3d at 54 and then quoting Torrech-Hernández v. Gen. Elec. Co., 519 F.3d 41, 51 (1st Cir. 2008)
• “an inference of causation may be appropriate where there is close temporal proximity between protected activity and an adverse action”
• causation element requires that protected activity was but-for cause of the alleged adverse action of the employer

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13 cases in this archive cite this case.

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  First Circuit· 2025-06-13· cited 3×
• Moore v. Industrial Demolition LLC
  First Circuit· 2025-05-13· cited 1×
• Roberta Zerveskes v. Wentworth-Douglass Hospital and Mass General Brigham Incorporated
  D. New Hampshire· 2024-09-26· cited 1×
• Leah Moore v. Health Care and Rehabilitation Services of Southeastern Vermont, Inc.
  D. New Hampshire· 2024-09-25· cited 1×
• Yuvienco v. Vilsack
  District of Columbia· 2024-12-03
• Kasmir v. Retail Services & Systems
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2025-01-30
• O'Horo v. Boston Medical Center Corporation
  First Circuit· 2025-03-12
• Valerie Rheeder v. Shellene Gray, City of Marion, Douglas Slagle and Joseph McHale
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2025-06-06
• Sharon Andersen v. Department of Health and Human Services
  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2025-07-03
• Mercado v. Hyannis Air Service, Inc.
  First Circuit· 2025-09-22
• Walsh v. HNTB Corporation
  First Circuit· 2026-03-13
• Harris v. National Grid USA Service Company, Inc.
  First Circuit· 2026-03-24

Cites

92 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green
  Supreme Court· 1973-05-14· cited 38,518×
• Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. White
  Supreme Court· 2006-06-22· cited 7,269×
• Faragher v. City of Boca Raton
  Supreme Court· 1998-06-26· cited 6,226×
• Meritor Savings Bank, FSB v. Vinson
  Supreme Court· 1986-06-19· cited 5,248×
• University of Tex. Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar
  Supreme Court· 2013-06-24· cited 3,582×
• United States v. Ilario M.A. Zannino
  First Circuit· 1990-01-10· cited 2,914×
• Jose MEDINA-MUNOZ, Etc., Et Al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Defendant, Appellee
  First Circuit· 1990-02-15· cited 1,782×
• Hodgens v. General Dynamics Corp.
  First Circuit· 1998-05-21· cited 602×
• Ramon M. Suarez v. Pueblo International, Inc.
  First Circuit· 2000-10-11· cited 480×
• Noviello v. City of Boston
  First Circuit· 2005-02-16· cited 432×
• Turner v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
  California Supreme Court· 1994-07-25· cited 419×
• Julia M. O'ROuRke v. City of Providence
  First Circuit· 2001-01-08· cited 368×
• Hawkins v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
  Sixth Circuit· 2008-02-19· cited 361×
• Fantini v. Salem State College
  First Circuit· 2009-02-23· cited 357×
• Marrero v. Goya of Puerto Rico, Inc.
  First Circuit· 2002-08-28· cited 340×
• Israel Alicea Rosado v. Ramon Garcia Santiago
  First Circuit· 1977-09-13· cited 285×
• Barton v. Clancy
  First Circuit· 2011-01-14· cited 278×
• Quinn v. St. Louis County
  Eighth Circuit· 2011-09-06· cited 246×
• Mariani-Colón v. Department of Homeland Security
  First Circuit· 2007-12-18· cited 242×
• Genaro Quiles-Quiles v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service
  First Circuit· 2006-02-21· cited 208×