5 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 35 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from James v. Capitol Steel Construction Co..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James v. Capitol Steel Construction Co. Anchor | green | “to support a finding of refusal of selective employment 'the record must disclose (1) a bona fide job offer suitable to the employee's capacity; (2) a job offer that was procured for the employee by the employer; and (3) an unjustified refusal by the employee to accept the job.” | 12 |
| 2 | Food Lion, Inc. v. Lee | green | “to support a finding of justification to refuse suitable selective employment, 'the reasons advanced must be such that a reasonable person desirous of employment would have refused the offered work.” | 10 |
| 3 | Food Lion, Inc. v. Lee | green | “when the employer establishes that selective employment was offered to an employee that was within the employee's capacity to work, the employee bears the burden of establishing justification for refusing the offered employment.” | 7 |
| 4 | Ellerson v. WO GRUBB STEEL ERECTION CO., INC. | green | “(1) a bona fide job offer suitable to the employee's capacity; (2) procured for the employee by the employer; and (3) an unjustified refusal by the employee to accept the job.” | 3 |
| 5 | Ellerson v. WO GRUBB STEEL ERECTION CO., INC. | green | “the record must disclose (1) a bona fide job offer suitable to the employee's capacity; (2) procured for the employee by the employer; and (3) an unjustified refusal by the employee to accept the job.” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.