What is the burden of persuasion for a plaintiff to successfully sue an employer for discrimination?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Granger v., No. 17-1076-cv (2nd Cir. 2018):

satisfies that burden, "the plaintiff must then produce evidence capable of carrying the burden of persuasion that the employer's action was at least in part motivated by discrimination." Davis v. N.Y.C. Dep't of Educ., 804 F.3d 231, 235 (2d Cir. 2015).

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