PLAIR v. E.J. BRACH & SONS, INC.

No. 95-2214.

105 F.3d 343 (1997)

John PLAIR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. E.J. BRACH & SONS, INCORPORATED and E.J. Brach Corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 23, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sharon Finegan Patterson (argued), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Joel J. Africk, Kenneth R. Dolin, Catherine P. Wassberg, Stephen L. Wood, Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, Gregory J. Malovance (argued), Adam S. Kosh, Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before MANION, DIANE P. WOOD, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


MANION, Circuit Judge.

After working nineteen years for candy manufacturer E.J. Brach & Sons (Brach), John Plair was terminated for violating several company rules, including falsification of records and leaving his work area without authorization. Plair filed a grievance but the union declined to arbitrate. He then filed a charge with the EEOC alleging that he was terminated because of his race. After receiving a right to sue letter from the EEOC, Plair filed...

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