Legal Opinion
Luster v. Illinois Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 19, 2011No. 09-4066PublishedCited by 264 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
Milton Luster claims that the Illinois Department of Corrections violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a)(l), by firing him from his job as a correctional lieutenant because he is black. The warden at the prison where Luster worked had suspended him “pending discharge” and recommended his termination after concluding that Luster had sexually harassed a female subordinate. An independent state agency responsible for hiring and firing unionized employees then had 30 days to act on the recommendation to terminate. During that 30-day…
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