Anderson v. American Body Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION WILLIAM ANDERSON, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 21 C 5212 v. ) ) Judge Sara L. Ellis AMERICAN BODY COMPANY, ) ) Defendant. ) OPINION AND ORDER Defendant American Body Company (“American Body”) terminated its long-time employee, Plaintiff William Anderson, in May 2021. Mr. Anderson, who at the time was seventy-five years old, subsequently filed this lawsuit against American Body, alleging that his termination violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”),

29 U.S.C. § 621

et seq., and the Illinois Human…