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BURKS v. UNION PACIFIC R. CO.

No. 14-2707.

793 F.3d 694 (2015)

Frank BURKS and Cornelius L. Jones, Jr., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 13, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ernest T. Rossiello , Attorney, Ernest T. Rossiello & Associates, P.C., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Tracy L. Farley , Attorney, Quarles & Brady, LLP, Chicago, IL, Defendant-Appellee.

Before EASTERBROOK, KANNE, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

Appellants Frank Burks and Cornelius Jones were, at the relevant times, employed by the Union Pacific Railroad Company ("Union Pacific"). They claim that Union Pacific denied them the opportunity to take a test that was required for promotion, and did so based on impermissible retaliation. Burks and Jones each argue that Union...

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