Spinelli v. Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Congregation, Inc.

Defendant, Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Congregation, Inc., appeals from an order entered by the circuit court of McHenry County granting summary judgment for plaintiff, Carol Spinelli, on her claim that defendant violated section 2 of “An Act to permit employees to review personnel records ***” (Ill. Rev. Stat., 1984 Supp., ch. 48, par. 2002) (hereinafter the Act) by its refusal to permit plaintiff to inspect certain documents contained in her personnel file.

The material facts are not in dispute and can be summarized as follows. Defendant operates a Christian church and school in Crystal…