Topic: because age and years of service are analytically distinct,… · Go Syfert
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3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 188 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 Hazen Paper Co. v. Biggins.

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1 Hazen Paper Co. v. Biggins Anchor
scotus · 1993
green “because age and years of service are analytically distinct, an employer can take account of one while ignoring the other, and thus it is incorrect to say that a decision based on years of service is necessarily 'age based.” 82
2 Donald G. Wexler v. White's Fine Furniture, Inc.
ca6 · 2003
green “circumstantial evidence, on the other hand, is proof that does not on its face establish discriminatory animus, but does allow a factfinder to draw a reasonable inference that discrimination occurred.” 56
3 Donald G. Wexler v. White's Fine Furniture, Inc.
ca6 · 2003
green “direct evidence of discrimination is that evidence which, if believed, requires the conclusion that unlawful discrimination was at least a motivating factor in the employer's actions.” 50

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