Cover Page i [Table of Contents] Page ii [Table of Authorities] Page iii Page 1 [Legal Argument: I. Introduction] Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 [Legal Argument: II. The Court of Appeals Misapplied the Established Methods for Proving Employment Discrimination] Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 [Legal Argument: III. The Court of Appeals Inappropriately Minimized an Express Statutory Exception to the Discrimination Laws] Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 [Legal Argument: IV. Under Well-Established Legal Standards, Plaintiff’s Hostile Environment Discrimination Claim Must Fail] Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 [Legal Argument: V. Conclusion] Page 19