Tenth Circuit -- Barlow, Jr. v. C.R. England Inc.

No prima facie case for race-based workplace discrimination, given lack of evidence of racially charged situations.

Given corporate shell created by worker, service-industry worker properly characterized as independent contractor.

Retaliatory firing presents genuine issue, as the firing happened around the one-year anniversary of the claim/start of benefits, triggering internal review.

Barlow, Jr. v. C.R. England Inc.