Case: Discrimination/Promotion (Cal. Ct. App., 2d Dist.)

A California Court of Appeal affirmed summary judgment for the city of Los Angeles on a female deputy city attorney’s claims of gender discrimination and retaliation under the Fair Employment and Housing Act, the Equal Pay Act, and state law, finding that she failed to establish that the city’s legitimate reasons for not promoting her earlier—including her level of experience, budget constraints, and a Covid-related hiring freeze—were pretextual, and statistical evidence showed female attorneys received promotions at a slightly higher rate than male attorneys.

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