On August 1, 2022, Male Supervisor hires Female Worker 2. Within 2 weeks, Male Supervisor lays off Female Worker 2 along with Female Worker 1 (who the Male Supervisor had also hired a week earlier than Female Worker 2). Male Supervisor claims this unfortunate decision was due to unexpected budget cuts (which are documented). Female Worker 1 and Female Worker 2 were the last workers hired in Male Supervisor's department. Female Worker 1 and Female Worker 2 file wrongful termination lawsuits based on gender discrimination. Even without knowing any more facts, there likely exists a strong inference that "discrimination" was not a determinative factor in these terminations, because the Male Supervisor did both the hiring and firing as described above