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Title VII – Unlawful Termination

By: Derek Hawkins//October 17, 2016//

Title VII – Unlawful Termination

By: Derek Hawkins//October 17, 2016//

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7th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Paula Y. Williams v. Office of the Chief Judge of Cook County, Illinois, et al

Case No.: 15-2325; 15-2554

Officials: WOOD, Chief Judge, and BAUER and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges

Focus: Title VII – Unlawful Termination

Paula Williams was told she was fired from her position as a probation officer for abandoning her job. She brought this lawsuit alleging that she was actually fired for contesting a workers’ compensation claim, reporting another employee’s misconduct, being African‐American, and reporting co‐workers for racial hostility. Because Williams has failed to establish a material factual dispute as to any of her claims, we affirm the district court’s grant of summary judgment to the defendants.

Affirmed

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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