The Sixth Circuit informs us that “[d]irect evidence of discrimination does not require a factfinder to draw any inferences in order to conclude that the challenged employment action was motivated, at least in part, by unlawful discrimination.” Igwe v. Salvation Army, 790 Fed.Appx. 28, 34 (6th Cir. 2019) (emphasis added). In this context, Plaintiff points the Court to an internal communication from Norfolk Southern regarding her termination.
Race, national origin, color, and religious discrimination are, respectively, separate types of Title VII claims. Wakefield v. Child.'s Hosp., No. C2-06-1034, 2008 WL 3833798, at *6 (S.D. Ohio Aug. 13, 2008); see also Ang v. Procter & Gamble Co., 932 F.2d 540, 546 (6th Cir. 1991), abrogated on other grounds by Igwe v. Salvation Army, 790 Fed.Appx. 28, 36 (6th Cir. 2019). Plaintiffs must show direct or sufficient indirect evidence specific as to each type of claim in order to survive summary judgment as to claims of that type.
Race, national origin, color, and religious discrimination are, respectively, separate types of Title VII claims. Wakefield v. Child.'s Hosp., No. C2-06-1034, 2008 WL 3833798, at *6 (S.D. Ohio Aug. 13, 2008); see also Ang v. Procter & Gamble Co., 932 F.2d 540, 546 (6th Cir. 1991), abrogated on other grounds by Igwe v. Salvation Army, 790 Fed.Appx. 28, 36 (6th Cir. 2019). Plaintiffs must show direct or sufficient indirect evidence specific as to each type of claim in order to survive summary judgment as to claims of that type.