The plaintiff sought to recover damages for gender discrimination and retal-
iatory discharge in violation of statute (§ 46a-51 et seq.) as a result of
the termination of her employment by the defendant. The plaintiff
claimed that the defendant paid her less than it paid two male employees,
whose job responsibilities she recognized were different from her own.
After the defendant began to experience financial difficulties, the plain-
tiff was laid off, and her duties were absorbed by other employees,
including one of the two male employees she claimed had been paid more
than her. The trial court granted the defendant’s motion for summary
judgment and rendered judgment for the defendant, from which the
plaintiff appealed to this court. Held that the judgment of the trial court
was affirmed, and because the court thoroughly analyzed the legal issues
in concluding that the defendant was entitled to judgment as a matter
of law, this court adopted the trial court’s comprehensive and well
reasoned decision as a proper statement and analysis of the applicable
law on the issues presented.
Argued February 8—officially released April 6, 2021 Procedural History