Plaintiff appealed the summary judgment dismissal of her complaint. Defendant terminated plaintiff’s employment after receiving a report that she sexually harassed another employee. Plaintiff sued, claiming that defendant defamed her and terminated her on the basis of sex.
Where defendant followed its policies for investigating and imposing discipline for sexual harassment, plaintiff’s discrimination claims failed because she could not demonstrate pretext.
Judgment is affirmed.
Nelson v. Lake Elmo Bank (MLW No. 80300/Case No. 22-2827 – 15 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Benton, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, Tunheim, J. (Stephen Charles Fiebeiger, of Burnsville, MN for appellant) (Erin S.
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