Legal Opinion
Warnether Muhammad v. Caterpillar Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 9, 2014No. 12-1723PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
Warnether Muhammad alleges that his coworkers at Caterpillar, Inc., created a hostile work environment by subjecting him to sexual and racial harassment and that his supervisor retaliated by suspending him after he complained about it. Upon receiving a right-to-sue letter from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Muhammad sued Caterpillar under Title VII. The district court granted summary judgment for Caterpillar. Because the company reasonably responded to the complaints of harassment, and no evidence suggests that Caterpillar suspended Muhammad because he…
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