Legal Opinion
Chrissie Washington v. Illinois Department of Revenue
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 22, 2005No. 03-3818PublishedCited by 169 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Between 1984 and 2000, Chrissie Washington worked from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. instead of the standard 9-to-5 schedule at the Illinois Department of Revenue. The earlier hours allowed her to care for her son, who has Down syndrome, when he arrived home. By 1995 Washington had been promoted to Executive Secretary I. Over the next few years some of her duties were reassigned to others. Believing that this was the result of race discrimination, she filed a formal charge with state and federal officials in June 1999. That charge, she maintains, led supervisors to rescind…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Meritor Savings Bank, FSB v. VinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Burlington Industries, Inc. v. EllerthSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Pennsylvania State Police v. SudersSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Brown, Regina C. v. Brody, Kenneth D.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1999
13 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by169 opinions
- Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- Dorothy Daniels v. Philadelphia School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2015
- Fincher v. Depository Trust and Clearing Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2010
- Rochon, Donald v. Gonzales, AlbertoCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2006
- Argo v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2006
164 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.