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“o be considered similarly situated, comparator employees must be similarly situated in all relevant respects takes into account factors such as the employees' job responsibilities, the supervisors and decision-makers, and the nature of the misconduct engaged in.”
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examined Cited as authority (verbatim quote) John Maldonado v. City of Allentown
E.D. Pa. · 2025 · signal: see · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence high
o be considered similarly situated, comparator employees must be similarly situated in all relevant respects takes into account factors such as the employees' job responsibilities, the supervisors and decision-makers, and the nature of the misconduct engaged in.
examined Cited as authority (verbatim quote) Cox v. SEPTA
E.D. Pa. · 2024 · signal: see · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence high
lthough the postmaster was disciplined for the same misconduct as , she is nonetheless not comparable because she held a superior position and thus it was at the discretion of a different supervisor not to terminate her.
discussed Cited as authority (verbatim quote) ABDURAHMAN v. PROSPECT CCMC, LLC
E.D. Pa. · 2024 · signal: see · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence high
a determination of whether employees are similarly situated takes into account factors the . . . nature of the misconduct engaged in.
examined Cited as authority (verbatim quote) WRIGHT v. UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH SYSTEM
E.D. Pa. · 2023 · signal: see also · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence high
a determination of whether employees are similarly situated takes into account factors such as the employees' job responsibilities, the supervisors and decision- makers, and the nature of the misconduct engaged in.
examined Cited as authority (verbatim quote) BOHANNAN v. KIMBERLY-CLARK PENNSYLVANIA LLC
E.D. Pa. · 2022 · signal: see · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence high
a determination of whether employees are similarly situated takes into account factors such as the employees' job responsibilities, the supervisors and decision-makers, and the nature of the misconduct engaged in.
discussed Cited as authority (verbatim quote) YOHO v. THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION
W.D. Pa. · 2020 · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence high
e accept the standard used by other circuits that to be considered similarly situated, comparator employees must be similarly situated in all relevant respects.
cited Cited as authority (rule) Anthony Wheeler v. Widener University
E.D. Pa. · 2026 · confidence medium
Pa. 2025) (Weilheimer, J.) (“Comparator employees must be comparable in every relevant way.”) (quoting Wilcher v. Postmaster Gen., 441 F. App'x 879, 882 (3d Cir. 2011)).
cited Cited as authority (rule) Shian Smith v. Christiana Care Health Services Inc.
D. Del. · 2026 · confidence medium
Wilcher v. Postmaster Gen., 441 F. App’x 879, 882 (3d Cir. 2011); Rich v. Univ. of Delaware & Chief Patrick Ogden, C.A.
cited Cited as authority (rule) James R. Baucum, D.O. v. Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey, et al.
D.N.J. · 2025 · confidence medium
Compl. ¶ 82.) See Wilcher v. Postmaster Gen., 441 F. App’x 879, 882 (3d Cir. 2011).
cited Cited as authority (rule) MURRAY v. VERIZON WIRELESS, LLC
E.D. Pa. · 2025 · confidence medium
Besides that crucial difference in protected class, the comparator employee “must be similarly situated in all relevant respects.” Wilcher v. Postmaster Gen., 441 F. App'x 879, 882 (3d Cir. 2011).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) REESE v. NORTHWEST BANK
W.D. Pa. · 2025 · confidence medium
In re Tribune Media Co., 902 F.3d at 403; see also Lee, 574 F.3d at 259-61; Burks v. Wis. Dep’t of Transp., 464 F.3d 744, 751 (7th Cir. 2006); Wilcher v. Postmaster Gen., 441 F. App’x 879, 882 (3d Cir. 2011).
cited Cited as authority (rule) HYNEMAN v. HOLLYWOOD CASINO MORGANTOWN
E.D. Pa. · 2025 · confidence medium
Wilcher v. Postmaster Gen., 441 F. App’x 879, 880 (3d Cir. 2011).
cited Cited as authority (rule) Meis, D.O. v. ARIA HEALTH PHYSICIAN SERVICES
E.D. Pa. · 2025 · confidence medium
Wilcher v. Postmaster Gen., 441 F. App'x 879, 882 (3d Cir. 2011).
cited Cited as authority (rule) GELTMAN v. ALLCITY NETWORK, INC.
E.D. Pa. · 2025 · confidence medium
Pa. Dec. 10, 2021) (quoting Wilcher v. Postmaster Gen., 441 F. App’x 879, 882 (3d Cir. 2011)).
cited Cited as authority (rule) CECILIO REYES v. WHG PAYROLL INC., ALSO KNOWN AS
E.D. Pa. · 2025 · confidence medium
Wilcher v. Postmaster Gen., 441 F. App’x 879, 880 (3d Cir. 2011).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) PURDY v. CIPPCO INC.
E.D. Pa. · 2025 · confidence medium
Pa. 2016)). “[C]omparator employees must be similarly situated in all relevant respects,” considering “factors such as the employees’ job responsibilities, the supervisors and decision-makers, and the nature of the misconduct engaged in.” Wilcher v. Postmaster Gen., 441 F. App’x 879, 882 (3d Cir. 2011) (citations omitted).
cited Cited as authority (rule) GREEN v. MNUCHIN
D.N.J. · 2025 · confidence medium
Pa. 2016) (citing Wilcher v. Postmaster Gen., 441 F. App’x 879, 881 (3d Cir. 2011)).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) BOSTON v. GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, LLC
E.D. Pa. · 2025 · confidence medium
Evidence of “comparator employees . . . of multiple races . . . does not support a claim that race [was a] motivating or determinative factor[] in the adverse employment action[].” Wilcher v. Postmaster Gen., 441 F. App’x 879, 882 (3d Cir. 2011).
examined Cited as authority (rule) Ammar v. McDonough (3×) also: Cited "see"
D. Del. · 2025 · signal: cf. · confidence medium
Cf Wilcher v. Postmaster Gen., 441 F. App’x 879, 881 (3d Cir. 2011) (nonprecedential) (‘“Wilcher merely argues that the investigatory report was incorrect.
cited Cited as authority (rule) ARCHIE v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA
E.D. Pa. · 2025 · confidence medium
Pa. 2016) (quoting Wilcher v. Postmaster Gen., 441 F. App’x 879, 881 (3d Cir. 2011)).
cited Cited as authority (rule) MENA v. EAST PENN MANUFACTURING
E.D. Pa. · 2024 · confidence medium
Wilcher v. Postmaster Gen., 441 F. App’x 879, 880 (3d Cir. 2011).
cited Cited as authority (rule) VERTERAMO v. DEJOY
D.N.J. · 2024 · confidence medium
NBA Props., 94 F. Supp. 3d 612, 624 (D.N.J. 2015) (citing Wileher v. Postmaster Gen., 441 F. App’x 879, 881-82 (3d Cir. 2011)).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) VARSAFSKY v. DELUZIO AND COMPANY, LLC
W.D. Pa. · 2024 · confidence medium
“A determination of whether employees are similarly situated takes into account factors such as the employees’ job responsibilities, the supervisors and decision-makers, and the nature of the misconduct engaged in.” Wilcher v. Postmaster Gen., 441 F. App’x 879, 882 (3d Cir. 2011).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) RICHTER v. DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
W.D. Pa. · 2024 · confidence medium
“A determination of whether employees are similarly situated takes into account factors such as the employees’ job responsibilities, the supervisors and decision-makers, and the nature of the misconduct engaged in.” Wilcher v. Postmaster Gen., 441 F. App’x 879, 882 (3d Cir. 2011).
cited Cited as authority (rule) CARTER v. PSEG SERVICES CORPORATION
D.N.J. · 2024 · confidence medium
First, “to be considered similarly situated, comparator employees must be similarly situated in all relevant respects.” Wilcher v. Postmaster Gen., 441 F. App’x 879, 882 (3d Cir. 2011).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Qing Qin v. Vertex Inc
3rd Cir. · 2024 · confidence medium
In re Tribune Media Co., 902 F.3d at 403 ; see also Lee, 574 F.3d at 259-61 ; Burks v. Wis. Dep’t of Transp., 464 F.3d 744, 751 (7th Cir. 2006); Wilcher v. Postmaster Gen., 441 F. App’x 879, 882 (3d Cir. 2011).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Hricenak v. Mickey Truck Bodies
M.D. Penn. · 2024 · confidence medium
Pa. 2016) (citing Wilcher v. Postmaster Gen., 441 F. App’x 879, 881 (3d Cir. 2011)). experience, education, or qualifications.’”89 Hricenak proposes the four Mickey Truck Bodies Plant Managers as her comparators.
cited Cited as authority (rule) BRICKHOUSE v. SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA
E.D. Pa. · 2024 · confidence medium
Similarly situated means that comparator employees are “similarly situated in all relevant respects.” Wilcher v. Postmaster Gen., 441 F. App’x 879, 882 (3d Cir. 2011).
cited Cited as authority (rule) RODRIGUEZ v. NORTHEAST COMMUNITY CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
E.D. Pa. · 2024 · confidence medium
Id., citing Wilcher v. Postmaster General, 441 F. App’x 879, 882 (3d Cir. 2011).
cited Cited as authority (rule) FRANK v. KRAPF GROUP, INC.
E.D. Pa. · 2024 · confidence medium
Wilcher v. Postmaster Gen., 441 F. App’x 879, 881-82 (3d Cir. 2011); Crawford v. Verizon Pa., Inc., 103 F. Supp. 3d 597, 604-06 (E.D.
discussed Cited as authority (rule) JOSEPH v. PEPPERIDGE FARM INCORPORATED
E.D. Pa. · 2024 · confidence medium
“A determination of whether employees are similarly situated takes into account factors such as the employees’ job responsibilities, the supervisors and decision- makers, and the nature of the misconduct engaged in.” Wilcher v. Postmaster Gen., 441 F. App’x 879, 882 (3d Cir. 2011) (citing Lee v. Kansas City S. Ry.
cited Cited as authority (rule) GRISWOLD, MD MPH v. DREXEL UNIVERSITY
E.D. Pa. · 2024 · confidence medium
Pa. 2016) (quoting Wilcher v. Postmaster Gen., 441 F. App’x 879, 881 (3d Cir. 2011)).
cited Cited as authority (rule) LYNCH v. WALSH
E.D. Pa. · 2024 · confidence medium
Pa. 2016) (quoting Wilcher v. Postmaster Gen., 441 F. App’x 879, 881 (3d Cir. 2011)).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Vermeer v. University of Delaware
D. Del. · 2024 · confidence medium
To support an inference of intentional discrimination, Plaintiff can show that similarly situated employees outside her protected class were treated more favorably. “[T]o be considered similarly situated, comparator employees must be similarly situated in all relevant respects.” Wilcher v. Postmaster Gen., 441 F. App’x 879, 882 (3d Cir. 2011); see also Perano v. Township of Tilden, 423 F. App’x 234, 238 (3d Cir. 2011) (quoting Startzell v. City of Philadelphia, 533 F.3d 183, 203 (3d Cir. 2008)).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Black v. City of Wilmington
D. Del. · 2023 · confidence medium
Similarly, in Wilcher v. Postmaster General, the Third Circuit dismissed plaintiff's Title VII discrimination claim after finding that the seven employees identified by plaintiff were not comparators since, among other things, “none of them held the same position as [plaintiff].” 441 F. App'x 879, 882 (3d Cir. 2011).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) GOODWIN v. THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
E.D. Pa. · 2023 · confidence medium
Pa. Apr. 15, 2014) (citing Warfield v. SEPTA, 460 F. App’x 127, 130 (3d Cir. 2012)). 357 Wilcher v. Postmaster Gen., 441 F. App'x 879, 882 (3d Cir. 2011). 358 ECF No. 35-2 at 30. 359 ECF No. 35-36 at 7-8 (N.T.
discussed Cited as authority (rule) KOCHKA v. WEST PENN ALLEGHENY HEALTH SYSTEM INC. (2×)
W.D. Pa. · 2023 · confidence medium
“A determination of whether employees are similarly situated takes into account factors such as the employees’ job responsibilities, the supervisors and decision-makers, and the nature of the misconduct engaged in.” Wilcher v. Postmaster Gen., 441 F. App’x 879, 882 (3d Cir. 2011).
cited Cited as authority (rule) DANCE v. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
M.D. Penn. · 2023 · confidence medium
Pa. 2019) (quoting Wilcher v. Postmaster Gen., 441 Fed.
cited Cited as authority (rule) MOSES v. UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION
W.D. Pa. · 2023 · confidence medium
Pa. 2014) (quoting Wilcher v. Postmaster Gen., 441 F. App’x 879, 882 (3d Cir. 2011)).
cited Cited as authority (rule) HIGGINS v. METLIFE INC.
E.D. Pa. · 2023 · confidence medium
Pa. Dec. 10, 2021) (quoting Wilcher v. Postmaster Gen., 441 F. App’x 879, 882 (3d Cir. 2011)).
cited Cited as authority (rule) Rich v. University of Delaware
D. Del. · 2023 · confidence medium
Dec. 20, 2021) (quoting Wilcher v. Postmaster Gen., 441 F. App’x 879, 882 (3d.
cited Cited as authority (rule) FITZGERALD v. NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION
E.D. Pa. · 2023 · confidence medium
Pa. 2016) (quoting Wilcher v. Postmaster Gen., 441 F. App’x 879, 881 (3d Cir. 2011)).
cited Cited as authority (rule) BRICKHOUSE v. SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA
E.D. Pa. · 2023 · confidence medium
Wilcher v. Postmaster Gen., 441 F. App’x 879, 882 (3d Cir. 2011).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Brown v. PETCO Animal Supplies Store, Inc. Store 1827
M.D. Penn. · 2023 · confidence medium
While Brown may well be correct that the Grooming Salon’s various scores and rankings decreased under McHugh’s leadership, those metrics are distinguishable from the deficiencies listed on the November and December 2017 EPNs.105 Had McHugh been disciplined for the same violations as Brown (i.e., 101 Id. at p. 8. 102 Id. at p. 9. 103 Opsatnik v. Norfolk S. Corp., 335 F. App’x 220 , 223 (3d Cir. 2009). 104 Wilcher v. Postmaster Gen., 441 F. App’x 879, 882 (3d Cir. 2011). 105 The Court is admittedly concerned by the fact that the State College Store’s various scores were so low during M…
cited Cited as authority (rule) Cazaubon v. Marywood University
M.D. Penn. · 2023 · confidence medium
Wilcher v. Postmaster General, 441 Fed.
cited Cited as authority (rule) EVANS v. SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA
E.D. Pa. · 2022 · confidence medium
Wilcher v. Postmaster Gen., 441 F. App’x 879, 881-82 (3d Cir. 2011).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) FRITZ v. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
W.D. Pa. · 2022 · confidence medium
The panel further stated that “[a] determination of whether employees are similarly situated takes into account factors such as the employees’ job responsibilities, the supervisors and decision-makers, and the nature of the misconduct engaged in.” Id. at 882 (citations omitted).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) FRITZ v. WESTMORELAND COUNTY (2×)
W.D. Pa. · 2022 · confidence medium
In essence, the question is whether Fritz can “point to evidence with sufficient probative force that a factfinder could conclude by a preponderance of the evidence that [discrimination] was a motivating or determinative factor in the employment decision.” Simpson v. Kay Jewelers, 142 F.3d 639, 644-45 (3d Cir. 1998). 19 Although the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has not explicitly stated what constitutes a similarly situated employee, a panel of that court has stated that it “accept|s] the standard used by other circuits that to be considered similarly situated, comparator emplo…
cited Cited as authority (rule) KENGERSKI v. THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY JAIL
W.D. Pa. · 2022 · confidence medium
At this juncture, these proffered comparators are sufficiently similarly situated to Plaintiff for the jury to decide this issue. , 441 F. App'x 879, 882 (3d Cir. 2011).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) FENNELL v. COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT, LLC (2×) also: Cited "see, e.g."
E.D. Pa. · 2022 · confidence medium
“Similarly situated” does not mean identically situated; rather it means “similar[] . . . in all relevant respects.” Wilcher v. Postmaster Gen., 441 F. App’x 879, 881-82 (3d Cir. 2011) (emphasis added) (“Although this court has not explicitly stated what constitutes a similarly situated employee, we accept the standard used by other circuits that to be considered similarly situated, comparator employees must be similarly situated in all relevant respects.”); see In re Tribune Media Co., 902 F.3d 384, 403 (3d Cir. 2018) (suggesting “similarly situated” persons must be comparab…
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Charles L. WILCHER, Appellant,
v.
POSTMASTER GENERAL; U.S. Postal Service
10-3075.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Aug 9, 2011.
441 F. App'x 879
Jose L. Ongay, Esq., Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant., Elizabeth A. Pascal, Esq., Office of United States Attorney, Camden, NJ, for Postmaster General; U.S. Postal Service.
Fuentes, Fisher, Nygaard.
Cited by 108 opinions  |  Unpublished

OPINION OF THE COURT

FUENTES, Circuit Judge.

Charles Wilcher appeals from entry of summary judgment in favor of his former employer, the United States Postal Service (the “USPS”), as to his claims of race and gender discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000(e) et seq. For the reasons set forth below, we will affirm the District Court’s decision.

I.

We write solely for the parties and therefore discuss only the facts necessary to reach our decision.

[*880] Wilcher initially worked as a letter carrier for the USPS and later assumed a position as a temporary acting supervisor. While he was working as a temporary acting supervisor, the USPS received complaints from its human resources manager of misconduct by Wilcher. Among the complaints were claims that Wilcher had been paid for hours of work during which he had not been present. The USPS initiated an investigation into these claims. Upon completing the investigation, the USPS fired Wilcher, finding truth to the allegations that he committed time and attendance fraud.

Wilcher maintains that he did not commit fraud and instead alleges that he was unfairly terminated on the basis of his race (African-American) and gender (male). As evidence of disparate treatment, Wil-cher points to seven other nonblack male USPS employees who had disciplinary actions taken against them: (1) a white male letter carrier disciplined for drinking on the job; (2) a Hispanic male letter carrier disciplined for recording a telephone conversation without permission; (3) an African-American female letter carrier disciplined for bringing a gun to work; (4) a white male letter carrier who received several warnings before being terminated for misconduct; (5) a white male letter carrier who had a prior disciplinary action taken against him before being terminated for misconduct; (6) a white female letter carrier disciplined for unsatisfactory attendance at a different post office location; and (7) a Hispanic female postmaster disciplined for getting paid for a day she was not at work. Wilcher claims that each of these employees was treated more favorably than him. Consequently, Wilcher filed grievances with the EEOC alleging race and gender discrimination. Having exhausted administrative remedies, Wilcher then filed this action against the USPS for race and gender discrimination in violation of Title VII.

The USPS moved for summary judgment. The District Court held that Wil-cher failed to make out a prima facie case under the framework laid out in McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792, 93 S.Ct. 1817, 36 L.Ed.2d 668 (1973), and further found that even if he had, the USPS proffered a legitimate nondiscriminatory reason for termination and Wilcher failed to adequately rebut that reason by proving it was really a pretext for discrimination. Accordingly, the District Court granted summary judgment in favor of the USPS. Wilcher now appeals. [1]

II.

Wilcher’s discrimination claim is analyzed under the McDonnell Douglas burden-shifting framework. Under this framework, Wilcher bears the burden of presenting evidence sufficient to support a prima facie case of discrimination. 411 U.S. 792, 93 S.Ct. 1817, 36 L.Ed.2d 668. If he establishes a prima facie case, the burden shifts to the USPS to present a legitimate, non-discriminatory reason for its actions. If the USPS offers such evidence, the burden then shifts back to Wilcher to rebut the proffered reason by demonstrat[*881] ing that it was a pretext for discrimination. Texas Dep’t of Cmty. Affairs v. Burdine, 450 U.S. 248, 252-53, 101 S.Ct. 1089, 67 L.Ed.2d 207 (1981).

To establish a prima facie case, Wilcher must show that (1) he is a member of a protected class, (2) an adverse employment action was taken against him, and (3) the circumstances of the adverse action give rise to an inference of discrimination. Goosby v. Johnson & Johnson Med., Inc., 228 F.3d 313, 319 (3d Cir.2000). Wilcher is African-American, which is a protected class, and the USPS fired him, which constitutes an adverse employment action. Burlington Indus., Inc. v. Ellerth, 524 U.S. 742, 118 S.Ct. 2257, 141 L.Ed.2d 633 (1998). The first two prongs are thereby satisfied. However, finding no evidence in the record sufficient to create an inference of discrimination, the District Court found that Wilcher failed to establish a prima facie case. Nonetheless, the Court assumed that Wilcher had established a pri-ma facie case and went on to determine whether the USPS’s termination was discriminatory. It concluded that it was not. We agree.

Like the District Court, we believe the USPS satisfied its burden at this stage by articulating that Wilcher was terminated because an internal investigation had determined that he committed fraud. Goosby, 228 F.3d at 319, citing Burdine, 450 U.S. at 254-56, 101 S.Ct. 1089.

After the USPS presented this legitimate nondiscriminatory reason for firing Wilcher, the burden shifted back to Wilcher to prove it was a pretext for discrimination. Goosby, 228 F.3d at 319, citing Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products Inc., 530 U.S. 133, 120 S.Ct. 2097, 147 L.Ed.2d 105 (2000). In order to prove discriminatory pretext, Wilcher must either discredit the USPS’s proffered reason, or show “that discrimination [was] more likely than not a motivating or determinative cause.” Fuentes v. Perskie, 32 F.3d 759, 764 (3d Cir.1994). That is, Wilcher must ultimately prove beyond a preponderance of the evidence that the USPS intentionally discriminated against him on account of his race and gender. However, to withstand summary judgment, Wilcher need only raise a genuine issue of fact as to whether the USPS in fact terminated him for time and attendance fraud.

Wilcher merely argues that the investigatory report was incorrect. To discredit the USPS’s explanation, Wilcher must do more than argue that the decision to terminate him was wrong or mistaken. Fuentes, 32 F.3d at 765. Inaccuracy does not establish pretext. The issue is not whether the USPS’s decision was unwise or even correct but whether the USPS unlawfully discriminated against Wilcher. Idi Wilcher offers no evidence to support his assertion that the USPS’s reason for terminating him was pretextual. He simply claims, based on his belief that the investigative findings were wrong and that he was treated less favorably than other employees, that he was therefore terminated because of his race and gender. This does not suffice.

To establish a pretext for discrimination, Wilcher may “show that the [USPS] has previously discriminated against [him], that the [USPS] has discriminated against other persons within [his] protected class or within another protected class, or that the [USPS] has treated more favorably similarly situated persons not within the protected class.” Simpson v. Kay Jewelers, Div. of Sterling, Inc., 142 F.3d 639, 645 (3d Cir.1998). Wilcher attempts to demonstrate pretext by arguing that other non-black male USPS employees were treated more favorably than him. He failed to do so. Although this court has not explicitly stated what constitutes a[*882] similarly situated employee, we accept the standard used by other circuits that to be considered similarly situated, comparator employees must be similarly situated in all relevant respects. Russell v. University of Toledo, 537 F.3d 596 (6th Cir.2008); Lee v. Kansas City S. Ry. Co., 574 F.3d 253, 259-261 (5th Cir.2009). A determination of whether employees are similarly situated takes into account factors such as the employees’ job responsibilities, the supervisors and decision-makers, and the nature of the misconduct engaged in. Lee, 574 F.3d at 259-261; Burks v. Wis. Dep’t of Transp., 464 F.3d 744 (7th Cir.2006).

Wilcher presented seven other USPS employees as comparators. However, aside from the fact that none of these employees is an African-American male, none of them is similarly situated to Wil-cher. They all differ from Wilcher with respect to at least one relevant factor. Firstly, none of them held the same position as Wilcher — the record lists six letter carriers and a postmaster; Wilcher was a temporary acting supervisor at the time of the alleged misconduct. Letter carriers and postmasters do not have the same job responsibilities as temporary acting supervisors. Secondly, the six letter carriers were subjected to disciplinary action for different types of misconduct than Wil-cher. And although the postmaster was disciplined for the same misconduct as Wilcher, she is nonetheless not comparable because she held a superior position and thus it was at the discretion of a different supervisor not to terminate her.

Lastly, the comparator employees are of multiple races and both genders, which does not support a claim that race and gender were motivating or determinative factors in the adverse employment actions. None of these employees qualifies as similarly situated to Wilcher, and he has offered no other proof indicating that discriminatory reasons motivated the USPS’s decision to terminate him. In order to discredit the USPS, Wilcher must present evidence from which a rational jury could find the USPS’s articulated reason for terminating him “unworthy of credence.” Fuentes, 32 F.3d at 765, quoting Ezold v. Wolf, Block, Schorr & Solis-Cohen, 983 F.2d 509, 531 (3d Cir.1992). In other words, Wilcher must present evidence that raises an issue of fact as to whether the USPS’s proffered reason for firing him was a pretext for discrimination. Wil-cher’s disagreement with the USPS’s decision to discharge him does not amount to evidence by which a jury could find the proffered reason implausible. He must present actual evidence that casts enough doubt on the USPS’s proffered reason for terminating him to support an inference that it was a pretext for discrimination. Fuentes, 32 F.3d at 763. There is no evidence in the record that casts such doubt. The only evidence Wilcher offers is his own bald assertion that he was fired on the basis of his race and gender. But mere allegations are not sufficient to raise a genuine issue of material fact for the purposes of defeating summary judgment. Lexington Ins. Co. v. W. Pa. Hosp., 423 F.3d 318, 333 (3d Cir.2005).

Whether the USPS was correct in finding that Wilcher committed time and attendance fraud is irrelevant. The relevant consideration is whether the USPS believed Wilcher was purposefully paid for hours he was not at work and decided to terminate him as a result. Wilcher presented no evidence to the contrary; therefore, there is nothing that could lead a rational jury to believe that the USPS terminated Wilcher for anything other than its proffered reason. The evidence is insufficient to make out a claim of gender-based discrimination for the same reasons it fails to support a race-based discrimination claim.

[*883] Because Wileher failed to raise an issue of fact as to whether the USPS’s proffered reason for terminating him was a pretext for discrimination, the evidence is inadequate to rebut the USPS’s explanation and fails to defeat summary judgment.

III.

For the foregoing reasons, we will affirm the District Court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of the USPS.

1

. The District Court had jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1367, and we have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We exercise plenary review of a grant of summary judgment. Summary judgment is appropriate where "there is no genuine issue as to any material fact” and thus "the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.” Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c). A dispute of material fact is a genuine issue when there is evidence sufficient to support a reasonable jury returning a verdict in favor of the nonmoving party. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 106 S.Ct. 2505, 91 L.Ed.2d 202 (1986). We view the record in the light most favorable to Wilcher—the nonmoving party. Id.