Legal Opinion
Rosaura Paz v. Wauconda Healthcare and Rehabilitation Centre, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 19, 2006No. 05-2837PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Rosaura Paz is a Hispanic woman of Mexican descent. She began working as a cook at Wauconda Healthcare and Rehabilitation Centre (‘Wauconda”) in December of 2000. After her employment ceased at Wauconda, she filed suit under Title VII for national origin discrimination, pregnancy discrimination, and retaliation. Wau-conda moved for summary judgment on all counts, arguing that Paz was not terminated, but instead, had abandoned the job. The district court granted Wauconda’s motion and denied Paz’s motion for reconsideration. Because there are several issues of material fact…
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