Wheelock College v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination

How courts have described this case

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• holding that “an employer must not only give a lawful reason or reasons for its employment decision but also must produce credible evidence to show that the reason or reasons advanced were the real reasons.”
• accepting McDonnell Douglas Corp. burden-shifting principle in context of sex discrimination claim under G. L. c. 151B
• employer “must produce credible evidence to show that the reason or reasons advanced were the real reasons”
• The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court analyzes 151B claims pursuant to the burdens set forth in McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792, 93 S.Ct. 1817, 36 L.Ed.2d 668 (1973)
• adopting the McDonnell Douglas framework

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