EMPLOYER DISCRIMINATION; EVIDENCE OF UNLAWFUL MOTIVATION; NEXUS – Timing of Action

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Charging party failed to state a prima facie case of a discrimination violation based on employer's refusal to hire him into a new position because charge only contained allegation of a single indicator of unlawful motive [proximity in time]; a single factor does not, without more, demonstrate the necessary connection or "nexus" between the adverse action and the protected conduct.