Legal Opinion
Catherine A. MARZANO, Appellant, v. COMPUTER SCIENCE CORP. INC.; CSC Partners Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 31, 1996No. 95-5629PublishedCited by 169 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SAROKIN, Circuit Judge:
We are asked to consider once again the proper allocation of burdens in cases involving allegations of discriminatory employment actions. Cases of this nature inevitably raise thorny issues because they typically require the plaintiff to establish proof of the employer’s intent not through direct evidence, which is rarely available, but through complex inferential schemes.
The issue in the specific matter before us concerns the elements of a prima .facie case under the familiar McDonnell Douglas scheme in a case in which the plaintiff-employee was…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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