The Ninth Circuit reversed a lower court's decision against Dawn Lui, a Chinese-American woman demoted from her Postmaster position at USPS, replaced by a white male. The circuit court found that the circumstances surrounding her demotion, including a lack of a thorough, impartial investigation into her complaints of discrimination, suggested a possibility of race and gender discrimination. The ruling calls into question the credibility of the employer's rationale behind the demotion and underlines the importance of conducting independent inquiries into claims of workplace discrimination.
The Ninth Circuit found that the demotion of a woman of Chinese ethnicity, replaced by a white male, raised legitimate suspicions of discrimination.
The court criticized USPS for conducting an insufficient investigation into the claims of discrimination, emphasizing the lack of independence and depth in their process.
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