March 04, 2021
The Seventh Circuit on Thursday reversed a lower court's order certifying a modified class of female correctional workers suing Cook County, Illinois, for sexual harassment, finding the class "cannot stand" because it is too diverse and because the workers have not identified a common question that unites them.
December 03, 2020
The Seventh Circuit said Thursday that it was struggling to uphold class certification for a group of female correctional workers suing Cook County for sexual harassment, based on a theory a lower court appears not to have fully analyzed.