Price Waterhouse, Wright Line, and Proving a "Mixed Motive" Case under Title VII

Authors

Kelly Robert Dahl, University of Nebraska College of Law

Abstract

I. Introduction

II. The Language and Purpose of Title VII

III. Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins—A New Theory of Causation under Title VII ... A. Facts ... B. The Lower Court Opinions ... C. The Price Waterhouse Plurality ... 1. The Brennan Opinion ... 2. The Concurring Opinions ... a. The White Opinion ... b. The O'Connor Opinion ... D. The Dissent ... E. The Rule of Price Waterhouse

IV. The Rule of Price Waterhouse and the Purposes of Title VII ... A. The NLRA—Proving Unfair Employment Practices under the Act ... B. The Wright Line Test ... C. Distinguishing the Wright Line and Price Waterhouse Rules ... 1. The Basic Rules ... 2. The Application of Wright Line … a. Meeting the General Counsel's Prima Facie Case ... b. The Employer's "Shifted" Burden of Proof ... D. Price Waterhouse Under the Evidentiary Framework of Wright Line

V. Conclusion

Recommended Citation

Kelly Robert Dahl, Price Waterhouse, Wright Line, and Proving a "Mixed Motive" Case under Title VII, 69 Neb. L. Rev. (1990)
Available at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nlr/vol69/iss4/5