The 7th Circuit issued an opinion in a Title VII Civil Rights Act case yesterday (June 11, 2013). The federal appeals court reversed the district court’s grant of summary judgment (the lower court had ruled in favor of the employer). The facts of the case showed the employer tasked a pregnant woman with an increased and burdensome workload, made inappropriate comments, and gave implausible reasons for firing her, all of which “revolv[ed] around a bizarre incident involving the death of a 100-year-old potential client.”

Jennifer Nelson wrote a good article in the Indiana Lawyer about this case.