Thakkar v. Wilson Enterprises, Inc.

PRESIDING JUSTICE WILSON

delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from the dismissal of an action brought by plaintiff in the circuit court of Cook County against defendant alleging employment discrimination on the basis of plaintiff’s national origin in violation of the Illinois Bill of Rights, article I, section 17 of the Illinois State Constitution. Ill. Const. 19Í70, art. I, sec. 17.

Plaintiff Mangal Thakkar is an East Indian who has resided in the United States since 1972. In 1977 he was hired by defendant Wilson Enterprises, Inc., as a general carpenter. Following a…