Adams v. Brands, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION LATONIA ADAMS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) Case No. 21-cv-4874 ) v. ) Hon. Steven C. Seeger ) HOSTESS BRANDS, LLC, ) ) Defendant. ) ____________________________________) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Latonia Adams, an African-American woman, spent six months working for Hostess Brands at a bakery in Chicago. She suffered various kinds of discrimination based on her race, and she raised the issue with her employer and the union. But her complaints went nowhere. The union elected not to pursue arbitration. Adams did not…