Second Circuit Expands “Cat’s Paw” Theory of Liability
By: C. Scott Schwefel On August 29, 2016, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, in Vasquez v Empress Ambulance Service, Inc. (No 15-3239-cv), expanded the theory of employment discrimination liability generally referred to as the “cat’s paw” theory. The term “cat’s paw” comes from a 17th century Aesop fable about a monkey and a…