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Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

The Cat Fights Back: 7th Circuit Discusses Cat's Paw Theory Post-Staub

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In 2011, the United States Supreme Court made the"cat's paw" theory of liability significantly easier for employees to prove. An employee can establish a cat's paw theory of liability in an employment discrimination suit when...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

More than Just a Fable – Why the “Cat’s Paw” Matters for Employers

The Fable - “The Monkey and the Cat” is a fable (dating back to the 17th century or perhaps earlier) about a monkey who persuades a cat to pull chestnuts from the embers of a fire, only to take the reward for himself...more

Gray Reed

The Supreme Court Narrows The Definition Of “Supervisor” – The Cat’s Meow For Corporations

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Ellen Tabby, an African-American, has worked for Binge and Purr, a cat food manufacturing company, for several years....more

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