Warren Achievement Center, Inc. v. Human Rights Commission

The petitioner, Warren Achievement Center (hereinafter Warren), appeals an order by an Illinois Human Rights Commission (hereinafter Commission) administrative law judge who found for the complainant, Charles Patterson (hereinafter Patterson). The administrative law judge’s decision finding Warren had discriminated against Patterson on the basis of race and gender was affirmed by a three-member panel of the Commission. We affirm.

Warren, a not-for-profit corporation, provides various services for the developmentally disabled and senior citizens in a four-county area. Warren’s board of…