In Lau v. Abbott Labs, 2019 IL App (2d) 180456 (Ill. App., Apr. 2, 2019), the Appellate Court of Illinois 2nd District, reversed in part the trial court’s grant of summary judgment and resurrected the discharged employee’s claims of discrimination on the basis of sex, race, national origin, or age.
A Plaintiff Need Not Identify Comparators of Exactly the Same Grade Level to Advance a Discrimination Claim
One of the primary ways that plaintiffs establish a prima facie case of discrimination is by identifying similarly-situated co-workers from outside their protected class who were treated less more favorably than them.
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