Gay employee can sue for retaliatory discharge 
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: January 12, 2011
Tags: hostile work environment, McDonnell Douglas, retaliatory discharge, sexual orientation discrimination, Title VII
A gay employee who was fired after complaining about workplace slurs could sue for retaliatory discharge, the 9th Circuit has ruled in reversing judgment.
Federal employee can bring mixed-motive age claim
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: December 14, 2010
Tags: age discrimination, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, but-for causation, McDonnell Douglas, Mixed-motive, Price Waterhouse
A federal employee could sue for age discrimination without meeting the traditional burden of proving that age was the “but-for” cause of his failure to obtain a promotion, the D.C. Circuit has ruled in reversing judgment.
Black home buyers can’t sue for lending discrimination
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: September 14, 2010
Tags: civil rights, direct evidence, McDonnell Douglas, mortgage lending, pretext, race discrimination, Wachovia, §1981
Three African-American couples couldn’t show that their home lender imposed certain conditions on their mortgages for discriminatory reasons, the 3rd Circuit has ruled in affirming a summary judgment.
Federal standard doesn’t apply to state retaliation suit
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: July 16, 2010
Tags: employment discrimination, McDonnell Douglas, retaliation
The burden-shifting framework applicable to federal employment discrimination claims does not apply to a retaliation lawsuit brought under state law, the 7th Circuit has ruled in affirming a summary judgment for the employer.
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