Case: Discrimination/Race Discrimination (D. Minn.)

A Minnesota federal district court granted summary judgment to Dungarvin Minnesota, LLC on race discrimination claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act brought by a Black mental health specialist II who was terminated after a vulnerable adult under his supervision ingested windshield washer fluid, finding that the pro se plaintiff failed to present evidence that the employer’s stated reason for termination—gross negligence and failure to follow supervision protocols—was pretext for discrimination, as he identified no similarly situated employees treated differently and offered no evidence that the investigation was biased or that decision-makers did not honestly believe their stated ...