Filed Date: Aug. 9, 2002
Closed Date: Dec. 16, 2002
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On August 9, 2002, an individual brought suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against Kentucky Fried Chicken of America ("KFC") alleging unlawful discrimination in violation of Title I of the American Disabilities Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 12101.
Plaintiff was hired by KFC through the Illinois Mental Program. Plaintiff alleged he was subjected to a continuous course of threats, comments, insults, ridicule, and harassment, including mistreatment at work and phone calls and personal threats to him and his family while plaintiff was at home.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff notified the store's regional manager of the threats and misconduct but he local managers and employees continued to make threatening comments. On June 25, 2002, the plaintiff alleged he was forced to quit due to the harassing conditions at the restaurant and KFC's failure to correct the harassment.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued a Notice of Right to Sue on July 11, 2002. The plaintiff brought suit and sought a permanent injunction restraining KFC from engaging in unlawful discrimination based on disability.
On December 16 2002, Judge George W. Lindberg dismissed the action on plaintiff's voluntary motion under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(1), with prejudice.
Summary Authors
Silke Watson (12/5/2013)
Canela, Terrence F. (Illinois)
Kane, Lisa R. (Illinois)
Leonard, Zacharias C. (Illinois)
Cowan, Rachel (Illinois)
Jachimiak, Tanya L. (Illinois)
Lindberg, George Wakem (Illinois)
Last updated Jan. 23, 2024, 3:23 a.m.
State / Territory: Illinois
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Key Dates
Filing Date: Aug. 9, 2002
Closing Date: Dec. 16, 2002
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Mentally handicapped individual brought suit against restaurant franchise alleging harassment and causing an effective discharge, since plaintiff was forced to quit work due to the harassing work conditions.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Public Interest Lawyer: No
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Kentucky Fried Chicken of America, Inc. (Cook), Private Entity/Person
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12111 et seq.
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Outcome
Prevailing Party: Unknown
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Issues
Disability and Disability Rights:
Discrimination-area:
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Discrimination-basis:
Disability (inc. reasonable accommodations)
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