Sex Discrimination Claims Survive Summary Judgment; Pretext Evidenced By Inconsistency Between Proffered Termination Reasons
In a recent case, Austin v. Phone2Action, Inc., 21-CV-491 (MKB), 2023 WL 6201409 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 22, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s gender discrimination (termination) claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In evaluating this claim, the court applied the well-known McDonnell-Douglas burden-shifting framework. In…
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