Labor/Employment
Aug. 19, 2005
'Coghlan' Reaffirms Same Actor Inference May Bar Discrimination Claims
Employment Column - By Arthur F. Silbergeld and Byron J. McLain - The "same actor" inference holds that in employment discrimination cases, if the same person hires and fires an employee within a reasonable time, the company is entitled to a strong inference that no discriminatory intent existed. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' recent decision in Coghlan v. American Seafoods Co.
Employment Column
By Arthur F. Silbergeld
and Byron J. McLain
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