In the case Drummond v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., 2021-Ohio-2408, the Ohio Court of Claims held that it was not discriminatory to hire a younger, less experienced candidate of a different race than other applicants.
Here, an African American employee filed a discrimination claim against the employer, alleging that a younger, less qualified Caucasian employee was awarded the position over the African-American employee.
The employer claimed that the candidate was selected based on managerial experience and a history of developing new workplace policies, which are non-discriminatory hiring practices.
The Court found that an initial disagreement over whether to hire the successful candidate was resolved and was not enough to show that the decision was pretextual. As such, the Court found that there was no basis to bring this discrimination claim.
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Authors: Matthew John Markling and the McGown & Markling Team.
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