Legal Opinion
Vala Borcky v. Maytag Corporation, Doing Business as Maytag, Herrin Laundry Products
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 26, 2001No. 00-2572PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Vala Borcky brought this action against her former employer, Maytag Corporation (“Maytag”). She alleged that Maytag discharged her in retaliation for exercising her rights under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act. The district court granted Maytag’s motion for summary judgment, and Ms. Borcky appealed. For the reasons set forth in the following opinion, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
I
BACKGROUND
A. Facts 1
Ms. Borcky was an employee of Maytag from October 2, 1979, until January 5, 1998. Her employment relationship with Maytag was governed by the…
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