Weiss v. Lonnquist

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• concluding that the record supported a finding of constructive discharge based on defendant’s discriminatory and retaliatory behavior under the District of Columbia Human Rights Act
• concluding that the plaintiff was constructively discharged where she “was 'subject to a continuous barrage of derogatory cotaments about her appearance, behavior, and morality to the point where her behavior was compared to that of a prostitute”
• noting that “[i]n an employment discrimination case where disparate treatment is alleged, this court has adopted the . . . allocation of the burdens of proof under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964”
• threatening employee that “she would never work in the District of Columbia again if she pressed her discrimination claim” amounted to unlawful retaliation under section 1-2525(a)
• noting that “[i]n an employment discrimination case where disparate treatment is alleged, this court has adopted the Supreme Court's approach with respect to the allocation of the burdens of proof under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964”
• noting that “[i]n an employment discrimination case where disparate treatment is alleged, this court has adopted the Supreme Court’s approach with respect to the allocation of the burdens of proof under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964”

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