Title VII Violation – Discrimination

By: Derek Hawkins//June 10, 2019//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Yelena Levitin, et al. v. Northwest Community Hospital, et al.

Case No.: 16-3774

Officials: SYKES, BARRETT, and ST. EVE, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Title VII Violation – Discrimination

For nearly thirteen years, Dr. Yelena Levitin performed surgeries at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, Illinois. In January 2013 the hospital terminated her practice privileges. She brought this Title VII suit claiming that Northwest discriminated against her based on her sex, religion (Jewish), and ethnicity (Russian). The hospital responded that Levitin wasn’t its employee, precluding her Title VII claim. The district judge agreed and entered summary judgment for Northwest.

We affirm. There is no genuine dispute here. Levitin was an independent physician with practice privileges at the hospital. She was not the hospital’s employee.

Affirmed

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Derek A Hawkins is trademark corporate counsel for Harley-Davidson. Hawkins oversees the prosecution and maintenance of the Harley-Davidson’s international trademark portfolio in emerging markets.

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