Lawsuit for Breach of Employment Law Settlement Agreement Unsuccessful
On March 10, 2021, the 7th Circuit affirmed an order of the district court granting summary judgment in favor of an employer in a […]
7th Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Age Discrimination Lawsuit
On December 18, 2018, the 7th Circuit affirmed an order of summary judgment in favor of the defendant-employer in an age discrimination lawsuit filed […]
7th Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Employer on Claim for Breach of Employment Separation Agreement
On November 1, 2018, the 7th Circuit affirmed an order of summary judgment in favor of an employer-defendant on a breach of contract claim […]
7th Circuit Reverses Attorneys’ Fees Award against the EEOC for Prevailing Title VII Defendant
On June 8, 2018, the 7th Circuit reversed an order of the district court which had awarded the prevailing defendant, CVS Pharmacy, Inc. (“CVS”) […]
Illinois Appellate Court Affirms $2,838,968 Judgment for Executive Severance Pay and Bonus
On July 18, 2017, the Illinois Appellate Court, First District, affirmed the trial court’s judgment in favor of an executive employee against his employer […]
Employment Separation Agreement with Release of Claims in Exchange for Severance Valid and Enforceable
On December 17, 2015, the 7th Circuit upheld an important employment law ruling of the United States District Court for the Northern District of […]
Judge Darrah Dismisses the EEOC’s Lawsuit against CVS
On October 7, 2014, U.S. District Court Judge John W. Darrah issued a Written Opinion and Order granting CVS’s Motion for Summary Judgment and […]
EEOC’s Challenge to CVS’s Severance Agreement Dismisssed
A federal judge in Chicago recently dismissed the EEOC’s lawsuit against CVS. The EEOC had alleged that CVS’s standard severance agreement is unenforceable under […]
U.S. Supreme Court Rules that Severance Payments are Taxable Wages for FICA Purposes
On March 25, 2014, the United States Supreme Court held that severance payments made by an employer to its involuntarily terminated employees constitute taxable […]
EEOC Challenges CVS’s Severance Agreement
On February 7, 2014, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against CVS Pharmacy, Inc. in the United States District Court […]