Section 46a-64c

Citation: Section 46a-64c
Parent Document: Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities Ex Rel. Arnold v. Forvil, 25 A.3d 632 (2011)
Jurisdiction: Connecticut (state)
Effective Date: 2011-08-30
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2318907/commission-on-human-rights-oppo... ↗

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suggesting that it stands for the proposition that “if two alternative motives exist when the alleged discrimination occurs, one nondiscriminatory . . . the other discriminatory ... the [alleged discriminator] must prove its action . . . was based on the nondiscriminatory motive. It doesn’t matter that the [discriminator] later discovers a nondiscriminatory reason.” We can make neither heads nor tails of this claim; the only appreciable difference between the two scenarios is that the factual inquiry is far simpler in the case where the discriminator is unaware of any legitimate justification for his discrimination—in such a case, as here, there can be no question that he was motivated by prohibited discriminatory animus. 15

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