Carothers v. County of Cook

Docket Number15-1915
Decision Date21 December 2015

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  • Zegarra v. John Crane, Inc.
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Northern District of Illinois
    • October 31, 2016
    ...by making one of two showings. See , e.g. , Chaib v. Geo Grp., Inc. , 819 F.3d 337, 341 (7th Cir. 2016) ; Carothers v. Cnty. of Cook , 808 F.3d 1140, 1148–49 (7th Cir. 2015). First, a plaintiff could attempt to satisfy the so-called "direct method" of proof; under that method, the court wou......
  • Bingham v. Union Pac. R.R.
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — District of Nebraska
    • September 22, 2023
    ...training, skills, and abilities." Mancini, 909 F.3d at 43 n.6 (quoting 29 C.F.R. pt. 1630, App. at 390); see also Carothers v. Cty. of Cook, 808 F.3d 1140, 1147 (7th Cir. 2015) (explaining that a plaintiff's inability to perform the unique aspects of a specific job does not constitute a sub......
  • Dobosz v. Quaker Chem. Corp.
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Northern District of Indiana
    • August 16, 2016
    ...of jobs in various classes as compared to the average person having comparable training, skills and abilities.'" Carothers v. Cty. of Cook, 808 F.3d 1140, 1147 (7th Cir. 2015) (quoting Povey v. City of Jeffersonville, 697 F.3d 619, 623 (7th Cir. 2012); citing 29 C.F.R. § 1630 App'x). Dobosz......
  • Garcia v. City of Amarillo
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas
    • July 22, 2020
    ...in the need for accommodations at work is not dispositive. Next, Defendant cites a string of cases, including Carothers v. County of Cook, 808 F.3d 1140, 1147 (7th Cir. 2015), to show that Plaintiff still must demonstrate his impairment limits his ability to perform a class of jobs or broad......
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  • Testimonial Evidence
    • United States
    • James Publishing Practical Law Books Employment Evidence
    • April 1, 2022
    ...did not pertain to racial issue or were too remote temporally to be causally related to her termination . Carothers v. County of Cook , 808 F.3d 1140 (7th Cir. 2015). Plaintiff, an African-American employee of a university’s building services department, failed to survive summary judgment o......