Davis v. Human Rights Commission

This appeal arises out of the dismissal of petitioner’s complaint by the Illinois Human Rights Commission (Commission) where petitioner, Cynthia Lee Davis (Davis), alleged that the Commission had jurisdiction over her directly filed complaint. The Commission alleged that it lacked jurisdiction under the Illinois Human Rights Act (the Act) because Davis filed her complaint prior to the expiration of the Illinois Department of Human Rights’ (Department’s) 300-day investigation period as provided by section 7A—102(G)(1) (775 ILCS 5/7A—102(G)(1) (West 1994)) of the Illinois Human Rights Act.

Davis…