“Convincing Mosaic” Busted: Seventh Circuit Shatters Summary Judgment Standard for Discrimination Claims

Seyfarth Synopsis:  In a recent decision, the Seventh Circuit clarifies that plaintiffs need not present a “convincing mosaic” of direct or indirect evidence of discrimination to withstand summary judgment.  Rather, the evidence considered as a whole must permit a reasonable factfinder to find that discrimination caused the adverse employment action.

 

On August 19, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued a decision in Ortiz v. Werner Enterprises, Case No. 15-2574, which clarifies the standard it applies to discrimination claims on a motion for summary judgment.

 

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