Kentucky Supreme Court

The Board of Regents of Northern Kentucky University v. Andrea Weickgenannt

March 17, 20162016 Ky. LEXIS 104

Summary

The court reversed the Court of Appeals and reinstated summary judgment for Northern Kentucky University on Weickgenannt's gender-discrimination claim. It held that a prima facie claim required evidence of a male comparator with similar qualifications who was evaluated through substantially the same review process at approximately the same time, and that Weickgenannt identified no such comparator. The court therefore concluded that she failed to raise the required inference of discriminatory treatment.