E.E.O.C. v. KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS

No. 10-1239.

639 F.3d 366 (2011)

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS U.S.A., INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 29, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donna J. Brusoski , Eric A. Harrington (argued), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington, DC, Thomas P. Walsh , Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Paul A. Patten (argued), Jackson Lewis , Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before CUDAHY, FLAUM, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.


WOOD, Circuit Judge.

In October 2005, Konica Minolta Business Solutions ("Konica") fired Elliot Thompson, who had been working there as a salesman for only eight months. Soon after, Thompson, an African-American, filed a charge of discrimination with the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (the "EEOC" or "Commission"). The charge alleged that Konica subjected him to different terms and conditions of employment, disciplined him for not meeting a sales quota, and...

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