Opinion ID: 772843
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: the business judgment defense

Text: 64 In addition to its mistaken application of Rule 56, the lead opinion bases much of its conclusions on its deference to the business judgment of White's. Despite the lead opinion's assertions to the contrary, an employer's business judgment is not an absolute defense to unlawful discrimination. See E.E.O.C. v. Yenkin-Majestic Paint Corp., 112 F.3d 831, 835 (6th Cir. 1997) (Although it is true that a factfinder should refrain from probing an employer's business judgment, a decision to terminate an employee based upon unlawful considerations does not become legitimate because it can be characterized as a business decision.). The constant recitation of thelead opinion's newly discovered business judgment defense to employment discrimination is nothing less than a shibboleth.