Disparate Treatment

Here's a recent court case I found regarding an employee (Coar) who claimed that he was terminated wrongfully and argued that he was a victim of disparate treatment by his employer (Alabama Aircraft Industries), using prima facie as the main basis for his argument.

"Coar argues on appeal that the district court erred in granting summary judgment to AAI on Coar's disparate treatment and retaliation claims. Specifically, Coar asserts that, regarding the disparate treatment claim, he satisfied Title VII's prima facie requirement by presenting evidence of similarly situated employees outside his protected class who were treated more favorably by AAI, and that his other circumstantial evidence of discrimination sufficiently showed that AAI had acted with discriminatory animus. In the alternative, Coar argues that he could show that AAI's legitimate nondiscriminatory reason was pretextual. Regarding the retaliation claim, Coar submits that he satisfied Title VII's prima facie requirement by proving the requisite causal connection between his statutorily protected activity and termination. In the alternative, Coar again asserts that he could demonstrate pretext..." More can be found at >> http://www.leagle.com/unsecure/page.htm?shortname=infco20100225089