Legal Opinion
Regina Baines v. Walgreen Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 12, 2017No. 16-3335PublishedCited by 197 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
This appeal provides an example of circumstantial evidence that allows a reasonable inference that an employer acted with unlawful intent. Plaintiff Regina Baines alleges that when her former employer Wal-greens refused to rehire her in 2014, it intentionally retaliated against her for complaining about race discrimination several years earlier. Baines sued Walgreens for retaliation under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and Title VII of the CM Rights Act of 1964. The district court granted summary judgment for Walgreens. The court said it found no evidence linking Baines’ protected…
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