Opinion ID: 2772994
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Heading: Employment Overview

Text: In 2002, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company (“Nationwide”) hired Barnes, who is an African American woman, as an office manager at one of its offices in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In October 2005, she applied for a position as a legal secretary in Nationwide’s Trial Division Office in Philadelphia. She was given that position. Barnes testified at her deposition that she received favorable performance evaluations and appropriate bonuses and raises throughout her time as a legal secretary in the Philadelphia office. In December 2007, she transferred to a legal secretary position at Nationwide’s Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, office. Again, she testified that she received favorable performance evaluations and appropriate raises and bonuses throughout her time there. In November 2012, Barnes applied for a position as a legal secretary at Nationwide’s Trial Division Office in Harleysville, Pennsylvania. Her application was successful, and she received a $2,500 raise. Barnes is still employed as a legal secretary at Nationwide’s Harleysville office. 2