Legal Opinion
Chivers v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 9, 2011No. 10-2414PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELLOY, Circuit Judge.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (“Wal-Mart”) terminated Chestine Clay in September of 2006. Clay sued Wal-Mart under the Minnesota Human Rights Act (“MHRA”), alleging that Wal-Mart terminated her and took other adverse employment actions against her because she made complaints of discrimination. The district court1 granted summary judgment in favor of Wal-Mart. Clay appeals, and we affirm.
I. Background
Clay, an African-American woman, began working for Wal-Mart at a Mississippi store in 2002. She completed the company’s management training program and became an assistant manager at…
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