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Coleman v. Donahoe: Should McDonnell Douglas Framework Be Put to Rest?
BNA Daily Labor Report
In this article, Littler’s Adam Wit examines the reasoning behind the courts’ application of the McDonnell Douglas framework in employment discrimination litigation. He also details the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit’s decision in Coleman v. Donahoe, which criticized the use of this standard in analyzing discrimination claims brought under Title VII. Wit concludes that the framework, ‘‘perhaps in truncated form, still has value.’’