McKenzie v. General Motors Corp.

How later courts describe this case

• court has discretion to deny leave to amend where the proposed amendment would not withstand a motion to dismiss
• leave to amend need not be granted where the amendment would not withstand a motion to dismiss
• trial court may deny leave to amend where amendment would not withstand a motion to dismiss
• "An adverse effect on a single employee, or even a few employees, is not sufficient to establish disparate impact.”
• “the trial court may properly deny leave to amend where the amendment would not withstand a motion to dismiss”
• The plaintiffs’ burden with respect to a disparate impact claim is heavier than it is when disparate treatment is alleged
• disparate impact analysis requires showing that facially neutral employment practice had a significantly discriminatory impact
• “the nature of the required showing depends on the circumstances of the case”