Consiglia Stacey Grove v. Loomis Sayles & Company, L.P.

REID, Senior Judge:

Appellant, Consiglia Stacey Grove, challenges the “no probable cause” finding of the Office of Human Rights (“OHR”) with respect to her age discrimination complaint against Loomis Sayles & Company, L.P. (“Loomis”). We hold that (1) OHR imposed an improper and higher burden of proof on Ms. Grove at the probable cause stage of her claim; and (2) at the probable cause stage, OHR was required to determine only whether Ms. Grove’s claims were reasonable and made out a prima facie claim. Because OHR determined that Ms. Grove made out a prima facie claim but imposed upon her…