Employers: Beware of the Cat’s Paw
Posted: April 11th, 2011
Tags: labor & employment, Supreme Court
On March 1, 2011, the US Supreme Court issued an important decision affirming the viability of the “cat’s paw” theory of liability against employers in employment discrimination cases. Under the cat’s paw theory, an employer may be liable for discrimination against an employee when a supervisor is motivated by bias against the specific employee; performs […]