BLACK EMPLOYEE DEMOTED AFTER FIGHT WITH WHITE EMPLOYEE - NO RACE DISCRIMINATION


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BLACK EMPLOYEE DEMOTED AFTER FIGHT WITH WHITE EMPLOYEE - NO RACE DISCRIMINATION

A black fire house captain had an altercation with a white subordinate. The captain was demoted, quit and sued, claiming as proof of pretext that the white employee was not disciplined. The 10th Circuit holds that since the two employees were not similarly situated, different treatment does not evidence pretext.

(Watts v. Norman)

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