Sylvia J. Sewell, Complainant, v. Michael Leavitt, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, Agency.

2 Cited authorities

  1. Tex. Dept. of Cmty. Affairs v. Burdine

    450 U.S. 248 (1981)   Cited 20,203 times   9 Legal Analyses
    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"
  2. Bauer v. Bailar

    647 F.2d 1037 (10th Cir. 1981)   Cited 81 times
    Holding employer's subjective hiring criteria to be nonpretextual where the subjective factors considered were articulated and generally relevant to the job