Garayalde-Rijos v. Municipality of Carolina, No. 13-1487 (1st Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CasePlaintiff filed a charge of gender discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleging that the Municipality of Carolina discriminated against her because of her gender by refusing to hire her as a firefighter. The EEOC concluded that Carolina had discriminated against Plaintiff in its hiring process. Carolina subsequently hired Plaintiff as a firefighter. Thereafter, Plaintiff sued the Municipality and Mayor of Carolina, asserting claims for sex discrimination and retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as well as pendent state law claims, based on Defendants’ pre- and post-hire conduct. The district court dismissed Plaintiff’s complaint for failure to state a claim. The First Circuit Court of Appeals reversed in part and dismissed in part, holding (1) Plaintiff waived her right to the review of her claims against the Mayor and her post-hire discrimination claims; and (2) the district court erred in dismissing Plaintiff’s pre-hire discrimination claims and post-hire retaliation claims against Carolina, as the claims asserted met the plausibility standard.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on April 11, 2014.
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