Case: Discrimination/Race Discrimination (N.D. Ga.)

A Georgia federal district court granted summary judgment to XPO Logistics Freight on a race discrimination claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act brought by a former supervisor who was terminated following a loading dock safety incident, finding that the plaintiff failed to establish a prima facie case by not identifying any similarly situated employees outside his protected class who were treated more favorably, and offered no evidence of pretext to rebut the employer’s legitimate non-discriminatory reason — safety rule violations — for termination.

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