Thomas Burgess v. Rands Trucking, Inc.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN THOMAS BURGESS, Plaintiff, OPINION and ORDER v. 25-cv-596-jdp RANDS TRUCKING, INC., Defendant. Plaintiff Thomas Burgess, proceeding without counsel, works as a semi-truck driver. Burgess alleges that he applied for a job with defendant Rands Trucking, Inc. and was denied pursuant to a policy against hiring candidates with felony convictions. Burgess brings a claim for race discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, contending that Rands Trucking’s policy has an unlawful disparate impact on African American…