Legal Opinion
Janet CHEEK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PEABODY COAL COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 2, 1996No. 95-3261PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
Janet Cheek was employed by the Peabody Coal Company between January 31, 1977 and July 22,1994. She held a variety of positions during that time, and her employment was continuous, with one exception. In November 1990, Cheek was suspended without pay for six months due to excessive absenteeism. In response to the suspension, Cheek filed complaints with the Illinois Department of Human Rights and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on March 22, 1991, alleging that Peabody had discriminated against her on the basis of sex. Cheek claimed that she had…
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