Legal Opinion
Chaney v. Plainfield Healthcare Center
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 20, 2010No. 09-3661PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
This case pits a health-care worker’s right to a non-discriminatory workplace against a patient’s demand for white-only health-care providers. Plainfield Healthcare Center is a nursing home that housed a resident who did not want assistance from black certified nursing assistants. Plainfield complied with this racial preference by telling Brenda Chaney, a black nursing assistant, in writing everyday that “no black” assistants should enter this resident’s room or provide her with care.
Chaney brought this action under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. She claims…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Howlett Ex Rel. Howlett v. RoseSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Crosby v. National Foreign Trade CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Argyropoulos v. City of AltonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
- James E. Rodgers v. Western-Southern Life Insurance Company, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
19 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by76 opinions
- Denise Coleman v. Patrick R. DonahoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
- Montgomery v. American Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
- Vance v. Ball State UniversityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
- Joel Doe v. Boyertown Area School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2018
- Harden v. Marion County Sheriff's DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015
71 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.