Legal Opinion

Rivera v. Westrock Services Inc.

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided December 12, 2018No. 1:16-cv-09533Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION CARMELO RIVERA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 16 C 9533 v. ) ) Judge Sara L. Ellis WESTROCK SERVICES INC., ) ) Defendant. ) OPINION AND ORDER After Plaintiff Carmelo Rivera twice failed to follow a safety policy, his employer, Defendant WestRock Services Inc. (“WestRock”), terminated Rivera’s employment on April 25, 2016. Rivera proceeded to file this suit against WestRock, alleging WestRock violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”),

29 U.S.C. § 621

et seq., when it terminated him. WestRock has filed a motion…

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