Legal Opinion
Jones v. Dept. of Children & Families
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided April 4, 2017No. AC37529PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGruendel, J.
In this employment discrimination case, the plaintiff, Michael Jones, appeals from the trial court's judgment in favor of the defendant, the Department of Children and Families. On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the court improperly concluded that he did not meet his burden of persuasion with respect to his allegations that the defendant subjected him to unlawful discrimination on the basis of his sexual orientation. See Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act (act), General Statutes § 46a-51 et seq. Specifically, the plaintiff contends that the court: (1) improperly imposed on the…
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