In Defense of McDonnell Douglas: The Domination of Title VII by the At-Will Employment Doctrine

Authors

Chuck Henson, University of Missouri School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Fall 2015

Abstract

The purpose of this Article is to describe the actual relationship between the Doctrine and Title VII as implemented in the Court's disparate treatment decisions. Title VII and the Doctrine are not separate forces warring with each other. The at-will employment doctrine guided the Court's Title VII disparate treatment jurisprudence, giving the maximum possible latitude to employers because that was the Eighty-eighth Congress's intent.

Recommended Citation

Henson, Chuck. "In Defense of McDonnell Douglas: The Domination of Title VII by the at-Will Employment Doctrine." St. John's Law Review 89.Issues 2-3 (2015): 551-596.