Juan, a Hispanic male, is a chemical engineer for Alliance Chemical. He is the only Hispanic male in a department of 74, 42 of whom are engineers. He is terminated after 10 months on the job. His supervisor said the discharge was based on Juan's poor performance, including routinely reporting to work late, for taking excessive unexcused absences and missing project deadlines. According to the supervisor, Juan was the least productive engineer in the department. Juan believes that because he was the only Hispanic in the department he has a good claim for discrimination.

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The supervisor provided legitimate reasons for Juan's termination, which were related to his poor performance. This means that Juan's termination was not based on any discriminatory reasons. Discrimination can occur when an employee is treated differently based on their protected status, such as race or ethnicity. However, in this case, Juan's poor performance was not a result of his ethnicity but rather his actions. Therefore, Juan cannot claim discrimination under Title VII.

Juan, a Hispanic Male, Is a Chemical Engineer for Alliance