Sklyarsky v. Means-Kraus Partners, L.P.

Federal 7th Circuit Court
Civil Court
Employment Discrimination
Citation
Case Number: 
No. 13-3302
Decision Date: 
January 29, 2015
Federal District: 
N.D. Ill., E. Div.
Holding: 
Affirmed
Dist. Ct. did not err in granting defendant-employer’s motion for summary judgment in Title VII and Section 1981 actions, alleging that defendant terminated plaintiff from his janitor position on account of his national origin, where record showed that plaintiff was involved in several workplace violations prior to his termination. While plaintiff insisted that he performed his job satisfactorily, plaintiff failed to dispute fact that he incurred five reprimands that included two suspensions in less than three years. As such, his failure to establish that he was meeting defendant’s legitimate employment expectations was fatal to his discrimination claim in absence of evidence of similarly-situated comparatives being treated more favorably. Moreover, plaintiff could not establish his retaliation claim based only on 6-month gap between his complaint of discrimination and his termination.