Bloomberg Law
Jan. 9, 2018, 9:04 PM UTC

Man Who Said He Was Fired for Not Being Jewish Loses Bias Suit

Bloomberg Law - Staff Reports

By Jay-Anne B. Casuga

An Arkansas paper and packaging manufacturer didn’t discriminate against an account executive who alleged he was treated unfavorably and fired because he’s a man and not Jewish, a federal appeals court ruled.

The case provides practitioners with an example of what does and doesn’t constitute shifting termination rationales from an employer that can send a worker’s discrimination case to trial. That’s one type of evidence that employees can use to dispute an employer’s discharge reasons as pretextual, or meant to hide its true discriminatory motive.

“The court’s handling of discrimination claims asserted by a male, Christian ...

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