Legal Opinion
Sangamon County Sheriff's Department v. Illinois Human Rights Commission
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 22, 2007No. 4-06-0445PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Knecht
Petitioner, the Sangamon County Sheriffs Department (Sheriffs Department), appeals an order of the Illinois Human Rights Commission (Commission), finding the Sheriffs Department strictly liable for respondent Ron Yanor’s sexual harassment of respondent Donna Feleccia. We reverse.
I. BACKGROUND
On June 15, 1999, respondent Donna Feleccia filed a charge of discrimination with the Illinois Department of Human Rights (Department of Human Rights) alleging she had been sexually harassed. On August 19, 1999, Feleccia filed an amended charge alleging (1) sexual harassment on or about February 1, 1999,…
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- Winks v. Board of Education of Normal Community Unit School District No. 5Illinois Supreme Court · 1979
- Gilchrist v. Human Rights CommissionAppellate Court of Illinois · 2000
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