A federal appeals court has revived part of a discrimination lawsuit filed by a black woman who claimed she was denied a transfer to a tech job because her employer “wanted a Korean in that position,” and was terminated for complaining about it.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed a federal judge’s grant of summary judgment in part and allowed plaintiff Jerberee Jefferson to proceed with her case against Sewon America, where she worked as a temporary employee, was promoted to full-time in the finance division, and later fired.

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