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· 10/12/2023

State v. Kwolek

Citations

  • 153 Haw. 295
  • 536 P.3d 866

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • concluding that jury could find adversity in failure to transfer plaintiff to position with same pay and benefits but involving greater supervisory duties and prospects for advancement
  • concluding that jury could find adversity in failure to transfer plaintiff to position with same pay and benefits but involving greater supervisory duties and prospects for advancement
  • holding that courts “must defer to the employer’s decision as to which qualities required by the job ... it weighs more heavily.... ”
  • holding that “timely exhaustion of administrative remedies is a prerequisite to a Title VII action against the federal government,” and dismissing untimely claim
  • concluding that “a position with substantially greater supervisory authority” is a promotion even if it otherwise would be a lateral transfer in the employer’s hierarchy
  • holding that, where employer offered nondiscriminatory reasons for adverse action, and “there is a complete lack of evidence in the record that indicates [protected status] was a factor,” no reasonable jury could find discrimination

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