1714 REVIEW DENIED A plaintiff suing a former employer for discrimination must first make out a prima facie case of discrimination, and then, if the defendant offers a legitimate non-discriminatory reason for the employment action, must show that the proffered reason is pretextual, by demonstrating its weaknesses, implausibilities, inconsistencies, incoherences, or contradictions.CitationHERSANT v CA DEPT OF SOC SVCS (Over Forty) 57 CA4 997 [See: McDonnell Douglas v Green 411 US 792; Sada v RFK Med Ctr 56 CA4 138, T/AT 8/97; St Mary's v Hicks 509 US 502; Barber v Rancho 26 CA4 1819, T/AT 9/94; Martin v Lockheed 29 CA4 1718, T/AT 12/94]w
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