mixed-motive

Cases — May 31st through June 6th

Discrimination EEOC v. Abercrombie and Fitch Stores, Inc. (U.S., June 1, 2015) (to prevail in a disparate-treatment claim, an applicant need show only that his need for accommodation was a motivating factor in the employer’s decision,not that the employer knew of his need.)

United States Supreme Court Rules that to Prove Age Discrimination Age Must Be More than Just a Motivating Factor

D. Scott Crook - June 19, 2009 - Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), Discrimination, mixed-motive, United States Supreme Court

On Thursday, June 18, 2009, the United States Supreme Court ruled that in order to prove age discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), a person must prove more than that age was a “motivating factor.” Instead, the Court stated in its opinion entitled Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc., that […]