Legal Opinion
Naficy v. Illinois Dep't of Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 18, 2012No. 11-2144PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
Hamida Naficy sued her employer, the Illinois Department of Human Services (“IDHS”), alleging discrimination and retaliation under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. After dismissing the § 1981 claims, the district court granted summary judgment to IDHS on Naficy’s Title VII claims. Naficy appeals, and we affirm.
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Naficy, who is Iranian, began working for IDHS as a social worker in 1996 at the Chicago Read Mental Health Center. Social workers for IDHS are classified as a Social Worker I, II, or III, respectively, with Social Worker III being the…
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