Tenth Circuit: Utah Anti-Discrimination and Labor Division Did Not Discriminate

In Kline v. Utah Anti-Discrimination and Labor Division, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals refused to overturn a Utah District Court’s ruling that the Utah Anti-Discrimination and Labor Division (UALD)—the agency charged with investigating claims of discrimination in Utah—did not illegally discriminate against one of its former discrimination investigators.  Concluding that the UALD acted appropriately under the circumstances, the Tenth Circuit agreed that the plaintiff had not alleged an actionable claim of discrimination even though the investigator claimed that she was treated harshly and was singled out for poor treatment.  The court agreed that the district court had properly concluded that the treatment was not because of the investigator’s sex but because of her performance.