EEOC Claim- Sufficiency of Evidence

By: Derek Hawkins//July 9, 2018//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Anthony D. Oliver v. Joint Logistics Managers, Inc.

Case No.: 17-1633

Officials: WOOD, Chief Judge, and BAUER and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

Focus: EEOC Claim- Sufficiency of Evidence

Anthony Oliver sued his employer, Joint Logistics Managers, Inc., under 42 U.S.C. § 1981, alleging that it discriminated against him when it laid him off and when it hired another applicant to fill an open position. He also alleges that his employer retaliated against him after he filed a charge with the EEOC. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Oliver’s employer. Because Oliver has failed to present essential evidence in support of each of his claims, 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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