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Termination Retaliation Cat's Paw

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Seventh Circuit Dismisses Retaliation Claim Brought Under Cat’s Paw Theory of Liability

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Q: Can an employer be found liable for terminating an employee for misconduct after an investigation initiated by a biased supervisor?...more

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Employers Beware of the Cat's Paw

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The cat scratches again! Five years ago, the United States Supreme Court handed down Staub v. Proctor Hospital, wherein it held that an employer may be liable for a supervisor's discriminatory animus when the independent...more

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Cat’s Paw, Part II: “Termination Review” by Independent Decision Makers Can Break the Causal Chain

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Last week, we wrote about the “Cat’s Paw” theory of liability —where a person is used unwittingly to accomplish another person’s discriminatory purpose in the workplace. A common example would be when a racist employee...more

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“Cat’s Paw” – Or Perhaps “Tiger’s Paw” Theory Now

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For those interested in the origin, the term “cat’s paw” derives from a fable of a monkey who employs flattery to convince a cat to pull chestnuts out of a fire. Today the term commonly refers to a person used unwittingly or...more

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Third Circuit Issues Employer-Friendly Ruling in Discrimination and Retaliation Case

On August 12, 2015, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals issued a precedential opinion in Jones v. SEPTA, a discrimination and retaliation claim brought by a former employee of the Philadelphia-area transit agency. The Third...more

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