Title VII case can proceed under ‘cat’s paw’ theory 
Published: July 18, 2012
Tags: cat’s paw theory, race discrimination, Title VII, Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
A Title VII plaintiff could impute the racial animus of a supervisor to the decision maker who imposed discipline against him for horseplay at work, the 6th Circuit has ruled in reversing a summary judgment.
State liable for not reemploying Iraqi War vet
Published: March 20, 2012
Tags: Eleventh Amendment, sovereign immunity, Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
Sovereign immunity did not protect a state agency that was sued by the federal government for failing to immediately reemploy a longtime employee after his service in the military ended, the 11th Circuit has ruled in affirming a $26,000 judgment.
USERRA requires comparable earning potential
Published: September 15, 2011
Tags: employment discrimination, Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, USERRA
A bank violated federal employment discrimination law when it failed to reinstate a financial advisor to a position with similar client accounts and commission opportunities when he returned from military service, the 2nd Circuit has ruled in affirming judgment.
Employer liable for ‘willful’ USERRA violation
Published: September 13, 2011
Tags: Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, USERRA
An employer is liable for liquidated damages based on its “willful” failure to reemploy a plaintiff following his return from military service, the 1st Circuit has ruled in affirming a $740,000 award of damages, interest and attorney fees.
Soldiers can’t sue for hostile environment
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: March 24, 2011
Tags: hostile environment, Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
Airline pilots could not sue their employer for maintaining a work environment that was hostile to their military service, the 5th Circuit has ruled in affirming a dismissal.
Military veteran didn’t ‘abandon’ civilian job
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: March 3, 2011
Tags: Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, USERRA
A member of the National Guard did not waive his reemployment rights under federal law by “abandoning” his civilian career, the Federal Circuit has ruled in reversing judgment.
EMPLOYMENT
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: March 1, 2011
Tags: cat’s paw liability, Discrimination, employment discrimination, military service, Supreme Court, Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, USERRA
An employer may be liable under a “cat’s paw” theory for violating federal law protecting the job rights of military veterans.
See “‘Cat’s paw’ liability may exist for anti-military bias”
U.S. Supreme Court. Staub v. Proctor
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‘Cat’s paw’ liability may exist for anti-military bias
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: March 1, 2011
Tags: cat’s paw liability, Discrimination, employment discrimination, military service, Supreme Court, Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, USERRA
An employer may be liable under a “cat’s paw” theory for violating federal law protecting the job rights of military veterans, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in an 8-0 decision.
Employee waived his rights as returning veteran
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: June 18, 2010
Tags: release, Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, USERRA
An employee waived his right to sue under a federal law protecting the re-employment rights of U.S. military service members when he signed a release of claims upon his termination, the 6th Circuit has ruled in affirming a summary judgment.
EMPLOYMENT
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: April 19, 2010
Tags: cat’s paw theory, Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, USERRA
When can an employer be held liable under a “cat’s paw” theory of employment discrimination, where the unlawful intent came not from the ultimate decisionmaker but from a nondecisionmaker who influenced the decision?
See “When is an employer liable under a ‘cat’s paw’ theory? ”
