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Court faces facts: An expression or disapproving look doesn’t prove discrimination

01/14/2011

News flash: Some employees are unduly sensitive. They see every gesture or look as proof that their co-workers or supervisors dislike them because of some protected characteristic. Fortunately, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected facial gestures and expressions as direct evidence of discrimination.

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