A federal appeals court revived an Asian-American worker’s discrimination and unlawful termination lawsuit, but punted on the opportunity to clarify its case law in light of the US Supreme Court’s revised standard for assessing adverse employment actions.

A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ordered an Oregon district court to take another look at former LightSmyth Technologies supply chain manager Hui Xu’s suit since its dismissal order preceded the high court’s Muldrow v. City of St. Louis decision in April. The district court must apply the new precedent, which lowered the threshold for the …