Title VII Violation

By: Derek Hawkins//December 19, 2017//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Kerrie Milligan-Grimstad v. Morgan Stanley, etc.

Case No.: 16-4224

Officials: BAUER, EASTERBROOK, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Title VII Violation

Kerrie Milligan alleges that Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (“Morgan Stanley”) fired her on the basis of her sex and that it allowed her coworkers to create a hostile work environment. Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits both. The district court granted summary judgment in Morgan Stanley’s favor, finding that Morgan Stanley dismissed Milligan for her performance and that the conduct she alleged did not create a hostile work environment. Milligan now appeals. We affirm.

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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