Legal Opinion
Gordon v. FedEx Freight, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 22, 2012No. 11-2890PublishedCited by 214 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Marion Gordon suffered an on-the-job injury at one of FedEx’s service centers on October 14, 2008. The following day, two FedEx managers made the decision to terminate Gordon’s position as part of a national reduction in force. Gordon was informed of this decision upon her return from medical leave on November 11, 2008. Following her termination, Gordon filed a workers’ compensation claim on December 15, 2008. In July 2009, Gordon sued FedEx for terminating her in retaliation for exercising her workers’ compensation rights. Finding no genuine issue of material fact, the…
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