Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District / Date unavailable
Barbara Vega vs. Missouri Commission on Human Rights
Barbara Vega sued the Missouri Commission on Human Rights, alleging the Commission engaged in unlawful discriminatory practices of aiding/abetting and retaliation by delaying the issuance of a right-to-sue notice on her prior discrimination charge against her former employer. The trial court granted the Commission's motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim. The appellate court affirmed, holding that Vega failed to state actionable claims for aiding/abetting and retaliation because the Commission's delay did not constitute substantial encouragement to her former employer nor an actionable adverse impact on Vega, as her ability to pursue a private action was ultimately preserved.