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• Title: Cooke v. Stefani Management Services
• Author : Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
• Release Date : January 14, 2001
• Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
• Pages : * pages
• Size : 72 KB

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In February 1998 Kenneth Cooke was hired as a bartender at Tuscany Restorante, an upscale restaurant in Chicagos Wrigleyville neighborhood. Tuscany, along with a dozen or so other restaurants, is owned and operated by Stefani Management Services, Inc. At the time Cooke was hired, Tuscany was managed by Fred Lagon. As general manager, Lagon possessed the power to hire, fire, and promote Cooke, as well as schedule his shifts. Cooke claims that almost immediately after he began working at Tuscany, Lagon, a homosexual, subjected him to a litany of sexual propositions, inappropriate touching, and nonverbal gestures of a sexual nature. According to Cooke, this treatment was unwelcome, offensive, and degrading, and created an oppressive working environment. He complained numerous times to Lagon and to Jennifer Wilson, the assistant manager of Tuscany, to no avail. Finally, after Lagon propositioned him on June 21, 1998, Cooke "basically got really forceful with [Lagon]," and told him "no means no. .. and if you ask me again, theres going to be some serious problems." The next day, Lagon fired Cooke, purportedly for "inappropriate interactions with co-workers, superiors, and a neighborhood restauranteur." Cooke then brought this single-count, sexual harassment claim pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. sec. 2000e et seq. The case was tried before a jury.

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