Friday, August 26, 2011

First Circuit -- Martinez-Burgos v. Guayama Corp.

Where other performance-related factors would justify the decision not to hire, no error in dismissal of Title VII pregnancy- based hiring claim.

 Claim based on decision not to rehire after pregnancy TKO'd by fact that replacement had outperformed her in her absence.

(Full disclosure - your correspondent worked for the same temp firm many years ago.)


Martinez-Burgos v. Guayama Corp.
Compiled by D.E. Frydrychowski, who is, not incidentally, not giving you legal advice.

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Author's SSRN page here.