Laurie Weiss Strong v. University Healthcare System, L.L.C., D/B/A Tulane University Hospital and Clinic

DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff-Appellant Laurie Strong challenges the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of University Healthcare System, L.C. (“UHS”) dismissing her Title VII retaliation claims. We must decide whether, within the applicable McDonnell Douglas burden-shifting framework, Strong has shown that UHS would not have terminated her employment “but for” its alleged retaliatory motive.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

UHS is a large hospital in Louisiana. Prior to the termination of her employment, Strong worked for approximately two years as a nurse coordinator in the…