Legal Opinion
De La Rama v. Illinois Department of Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 2, 2008No. 07-1156PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Elizabeth de la Rama 1 brought this lawsuit against her employer alleging discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., interference with her rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq. and common law defamation. The district court granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment and de la Rama appeals. We affirm.
I. Background
De la Rama is a Filipino-American who is employed as a registered nurse at Chicago-Read Mental Health Center (Chicago-Read), a residential facility for…
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