With 7th Circuit Ruling, White Employee Gets Damages Under 'Cat's Paw' Theory
Lawyers USA › February 21, 2011
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A Caucasian employee could recover damages for reverse discrimination based on a claim that her direct supervisor's racial bias infected the process that led to her firing, the 7th Circuit has ruled in reinstating a jury verdict on liability.
The plaintiff is a Caucasian woman. She sued the Chicago Park District for race discrimination under Title VII, alleging that she lost her job with the district because of the racial animus of her direct supervisor, who is African-American.See the full content of this document
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With 7th Circuit Ruling, White Employee Gets Damages Under 'Cat's Paw' Theory
A jury found in favor of the plaintiff, but the trial judge vacated ...
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