ELLIS v. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.

No. 07-2811.

523 F.3d 823 (2008)

Gerald C. ELLIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 29, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathleen A. DeLaney (argued), DeLaney & DeLaney, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Gary R. Clark (argued), Quarles & Brady, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before BAUER, WOOD, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


EVANS, Circuit Judge.

This case centers around United Parcel Service's nonfraternization policy, which forbids a manager from having a romantic relationship with any hourly employee, even an employee the manager does not supervise. The purpose of this policy, according to UPS, is to prevent favoritism and the perception of favoritism. The policy extends to workers outside of a manager's supervisory authority because UPS says it frequently transfers managers and a...

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