Petition Seeks Ruling On Legal Test For Employment Bias Circumstantial Evidence

(June 5, 2024, 9:21 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (FDJJ) asks the U.S. Supreme Court to determine whether McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green and its progeny provide the correct legal test for proving employment discrimination based on circumstantial evidence or whether “the less-rigorous ‘convincing mosaic’ theory” may be used....