Legal Opinion
Ruth Andrews v. CBOCS West, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 14, 2014No. 12-3399PublishedCited by 122 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SYKES, Circuit Judge.
Ruth Andrews, a former server at a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Caseyville, Illinois, alleges that the restaurant’s manager fired her based on her race and age and also in retaliation for a past complaint about discrimination. Andrews, who is white, was in her mid-fifties at the time of the events in question; her former manager, Tremayne “J.J.” Stewart, is black. Andrews brought claims against Cracker Barrel under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. 1 The district court entered summary…
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