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Eric Weathers, )
Plaintiff; )
) PLAINTIFF DEMANDS
) TRIAL BY JURY
v. ) Case No. 2009-CV-_________
)
FedEx Corporate Services, Inc. )
Defendant. )
COMPLAINT
Jurisdiction/Parties/Venue
1. This Court has jurisdiction over the parties to this dispute, all of
2. This Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this dispute,
and as the dispute concerns questions arising under and as the dispute
concerns questions arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of
County.
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Illinois.
Facts
disciplinary issues during his nearly 20 year tenure with FedEx; with
FedEx.
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11. Weathers asked the company where and when he and other
employees could answer questions posed about faith, and cited the
but then after said accommodation requests, was placed under intense
retaliated against him, forcing him to quit so its illegal activity would
go undiscovered.
inevitable.
16. Before lodging his complaint with HR, Weathers asked Kyker
questions about the Bible was categorized with violations on par with
21. The adverse conduct continued when Kyker baited Weathers into
atheist?”
and disciplinary letter telling him to cease from any and all religious
practices.
28. The VP claimed “in my eight years with the company, I have
never seen such a mistake” and along with the Managing Director,
determined that Weathers could not recover from the action despite
the fact that FedEx was running a television ad citing that 12% of
Letter which did not reference any policy violations, 2) told him to
hide the discrimination and retaliation that had taken place. As noted
Christians who verbalize their faith are not treated adversely as was
Weathers.
31. The issuance of the Warning Letter did not follow the
35. With the Letter of Warning in his file, and the demotion,
for one year; he feared the retaliation that had would have its final
career could swiftly succumb to the continued assaults and place his
issues;
3, 2008;
religion.
than Plaintiff’s have not been subject to such severe and pervasive
anguish.
III.
IV.
Court grant judgment against the Defendant, and award him the
following relief:
A. Back pay and front pay from the date of Plaintiff’s demotion
F. Any and all further relief this Court deems just and equitable.