Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit April 12, 2001, 00-1391 (Fe A. Velasco, M.D. v. Illinois Department of Human Services)

COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

On June 30, 1999, Dr. Fe A. Velasco, a Filipino-American woman, filed a four-count complaint alleging that the Illinois Department of Human Services’ decision to terminate her employment violated a number of federal employment laws. Specifically, Velasco asserted race and gender discrimination under Title VII (Count One), race discrimination under 42 U.S.C.