Orlando partner Pat Muldowney and Los Angeles associate Alastair Gamble have co-authored an article on the recent U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Staub v. Proctor Hospital, in which the Court endorsed the “cats paw“ theory of liability in discrimination cases. Under that theory, an employer may be held liable for the discriminatory animus of a non-decision maker whose actions result in an adverse employment action being taken against the plaintiff, even if those who made the ultimate decision as to the adverse action were free of such animus. Muldowney and Gamble discuss the procedural history of the case, the Supreme Court's decision and the implications of that decision for employers.The article appears in HR Update, a quarterly publication of the Central Florida Human Resource Association (“CFHRA“). CFHRA is a chapter of the Society of Human Resource Management (“SHRM“), the world's largest HR organization, serving numerous HR professionals throughout Orlando, Florida and surrounding counties.
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