Texas Department of Community Affairs v. Burdine

How courts have described this case

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• recognizing that the McDonnell Douglas model of a prima facie case is flexible and will vary depending on the facts of the case
• recognizing that the McDonnell Douglas model of a prima facie case is flexible and will vary depending on the facts of the case
• holding that the question of retaliation should be reduced to whether a reasonable jury could find the defendants’ “proffered explanation ... unworthy of credence”
• holding that after a defendant sets forth a legitimate reason, the plaintiff must \demonstrate that the proffered reason was not the true reason for the employment decision\
• holding that Title VII does not require an employer to give preferential treatment to minorities or women
• concluding that McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792, 93 S.Ct. 1817, 36 L.Ed.2d 668 (1973) continues to state the elements of a prima facie disparate treatment case

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