Legal Opinion
Virginia Simpson v. Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 18, 1999No. 99-1048PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, Virginia Simpson, was hired as a production worker at Borg-Warner Automotive Transmission Systems Corp. (Borg-Warner) in 1972. In 1991, Borg-Warner promoted her to the supervisory position of Production Facilitator. In 1995, Simpson asked to return to a production line position, and her request was eventually granted. Simpson claims that her voluntary downgrade was a constructive demotion, and that this allegedly adverse employment action was prompted by sex discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. Simpson…
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