Legal Opinion

Michele Lacroix v. Sears, Roebuck,and Co.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided February 14, 2001No. 00-2251PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BATTEY, Senior District Judge.

Michele LaCroix (LaCroix) appeals from the order of the district court, 2 granting summary judgment in favor of appellee, Sears, Roebuck & Co. (Sears), denying her retaliation and discrimination claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and the Minnesota Human Rights Act. We affirm.

FACTS

LaCroix worked for Sears from 1974 until 1998. At the time of her resignation, LaCroix was a human resource specialist for the Sears’ Eden Prairie facility in Minnesota. In the early 1990s, LaCroix became aware of allegations that her…

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