2507. Substantial Motivating Reason Explained

2507. 223Substantial Motivating Reason224 Explained Instruction No 1 Request by Plaintiff Request by Defendant Requested by Given as Proposed Given as Modified Given on Court222s Motion Refused Withdrawn Judge Instruction No 1 A 223substantial motivating reason224 is a reason that actually contributed to the [specify adverse employment action]. It must be more than a remote or trivial reason. It does not have to be the only reason motivating the [adverse employment action]. New December 2007; Revised June 2013