Nelson v. USAble Mutual Insurance Co., No. 18-1439 (8th Cir. 2019)
Annotate this CaseThe Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment against plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. 1981 race discrimination claim. The court held that the employer articulated a legitimate, non-discriminatory basis for its hiring selection and plaintiff failed to demonstrate that the stated reason was a pretext for discrimination. In this case, the employer's regional executive selected another individual for a promotion, rather than plaintiff, because the individual scored the highest during the interviews and her duties were more directly relevant to the position.
Court Description: Melloy, Author, with Benton and Kelly, Circuit Judges] Civil case - Civil rights. In this action alleging the defendant employer failed to promote plaintiff because of her race, the employer articulated a legitimate, non-discriminatory basis for its hiring selection and plaintiff failed to demonstrate that the stated reason was a pretext for discrimination.
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