Rudolph M. Hyde, III v. Department of the Treasury 01A03501 08-02-00 . Rudolph M. Hyde, III, Complainant, v. Lawrence H. Summers, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.
01a03501 (E.E.O.C. Aug. 2, 2000)
Rudolph M. Hyde, III v. Department of the Treasury 01A03501 08-02-00 . Rudolph M. Hyde, III, Complainant, v. Lawrence H. Summers, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.
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Holding in the Title VII context that the plaintiff's prima facie case creates "a legally mandatory, rebuttable presumption" that shifts the burden of proof to the employer, and "if the employer is silent in the face of the presumption, the court must enter judgment for the plaintiff"
Holding that where a plaintiff alleges that she was denied an increase in pay and grade, the relevant inquiry is whether a similarly-situated person outside the plaintiff's protected class requested and received the same kind of promotion or increase under similar circumstances
Holding employer's subjective hiring criteria to be nonpretextual where the subjective factors considered were articulated and generally relevant to the job
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