Conclusory allegations of gender discrimination are not sufficient to allow a plaintiff to survive summary judgment, according to the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
In order to overcome a motion for summary judgment in a gender discrimination lawsuit brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a plaintiff must present evidence sufficient for a rational jury to find that the plaintiff suffered an adverse employment action because of prohibited discrimination. In other words, the presence of prohibited discrimination without evidence of a material adverse employment action based upon that discrimination is insufficient to overcome dismissal of the case.
