Legal Opinion
LeKeysia Wilson v. Arkansas Dept. of Human Svcs.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 1, 2017No. 16-1174PublishedCited by 158 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Circuit Judge.
The Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) terminated LaKeysia Y. Wilson, an African-American female, as a program supervisor. She sued DHS alleging disparate treatment on account of race, and retaliation in violation of Title VII, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e-2 and 2000e-3(a). The district court dismissed both claims. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms in part and reverses in part.
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In June 2011, Wilson was hired as a field investigator at DHS. In 2013, DHS terminated another African-American field investigator, Sharon Meeks, for violating DHS…
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