· 2/17/2011
Weightman v. Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
Citations
- 772 F. Supp. 2d 693
- 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15312
- 2011 WL 673915
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that comment that “you need to make a decision, either you’re going to be a mom or have a career” was not direct evidence of gender discrimination
- “As a general rule, a single stray comment, made outside the context of the decision-making process, does not constitute direct evidence of discrimination.”
- “Derogatoiy comments or stray remarks in the workplace that are unrelated to employment decisions, even when uttered by decision-makers, do not constitute direct evidence of discrimination.”
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Gary L. Lancaster
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