Case: Discrimination/National Origin (M.D. Fla.)

A Florida federal district court denied summary judgment to Chico’s FAS Inc. on a Title VII of the Civil Rights Act national origin discrimination claim by a White Cuban-American female raw materials R&D manager who was terminated, finding sufficient evidence to create a triable issue as to whether the employer’s decisions to institute a performance improvement plan and terminate her employment were based on her protected status, while granting summary judgment on retaliation claims under Title VII and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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