Legal Opinion

Mays v. BNSF Railway Co.

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided September 9, 2013No. 10 C 153PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Memorandum Opinion and Order

GARY FEINERMAN, District Judge.

Altion Mays brought this suit against BNSF Railway Company under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. Doc. 1. Mays, an African-American, alleges that BNSF required Rail Terminal Services (“RTS”), his employer and BNSF’s subcontractor, to implement a background check policy that had a disparate impact against African-Americans. Doc. 30. BNSF has moved for summary judgment, and Mays has cross-moved for partial summary judgment on two of BNSF’s affirmative defenses. Docs. 90, 98. After the motions were…

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