If a plaintiff establishes a prima facie case of employer discrimination, what happens?

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If a plaintiff establishes a prima facie case of employer discrimination, the defendant must offer non-discriminatory reasons for the actions involved. This is also known as the burden of production shifting from the plaintiff to the defendant. The burden of persuasion, however, remains with the plaintiff to prove that the non-discriminatory reasons offered by the defendant were merely a pretext for discrimination. Therefore, the plaintiff may or may not win compensatory damages and/or punitive damages, depending on the outcome of the burden of persuasion.

If a Plaintiff Establishes a Prima Facie Case of Employer