Chicago Transit Authority v. Doherty

PRESIDING JUSTICE WOLFSON

delivered the opinion of the court:

In 1993 the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) conducted a "summer student program.” The CTA hired full-time college students to work on a temporary basis during the summer months. The purpose was to cover temporary vacancies that occurred during the summer because of vacations and sick leave taken by full-time permanent bus operators. In that way, college students obtained summer employment and the CTA kept the buses running.

The question in this case is whether two college students, once the program ended, were entitled to receive…