Token Exception Does Not Defeat Discrimination Claim: Seventh Circuit | Practical Law

Token Exception Does Not Defeat Discrimination Claim: Seventh Circuit | Practical Law

In Diaz v. Kraft Foods Global, Inc., the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that an employment discrimination claim cannot be defeated by showing that a member of the plaintiff's class was not discriminated against. There is no "token exception" to employment discrimination laws.

Token Exception Does Not Defeat Discrimination Claim: Seventh Circuit

Practical Law Legal Update 3-507-2448 (Approx. 4 pages)

Token Exception Does Not Defeat Discrimination Claim: Seventh Circuit

by PLC Labor & Employment
Published on 12 Aug 2011USA (National/Federal)
In Diaz v. Kraft Foods Global, Inc., the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that an employment discrimination claim cannot be defeated by showing that a member of the plaintiff's class was not discriminated against. There is no "token exception" to employment discrimination laws.