Rudolph v. Hechinger Co.

OPINION

MESSITTE, District Judge.

I

This is another ease, of a type seen with increasing frequency in federal courts, in which an employee seeks to transform arguably harsh treatment by an employer into a claim of statutory discrimination. Beyond pure speculation, however, the evidence in no way suggests that the employer’s actions were unlawfully discriminatory, a burden of proof which the employee ultimately bears. Plaintiff Carol Rudolph has brought this suit against her former employer Hechinger Company, alleging discrimination on the basis of sex and pregnancy, in violation in Title VII of…