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Ninth Circuit Says “Paramour Preference” is Not Sex Discrimination

September 2021
Employment Law Notes
This past month, the Ninth Circuit held that workplace favoritism toward a supervisor’s romantic partner is not unlawful sex discrimination under Title VII. The decision, Maner v. Dignity Health, brought the Ninth Circuit into alignment with all other circuits that have considered Title VII claims brought under the “paramour preference” theory. […]