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Department of Corrections v. Human Rights Commission

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided July 31, 1998No. 3-97-1007PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE HOMER

delivered the opinion of the court:

The Illinois Department of Corrections discharged Claudia Green after determining that she was unable to perform the essential functions of her position as correctional sergeant due to a shoulder injury and that there was no accommodation available for her. On Green’s behalf, the Illinois Department of Human Rights filed a complaint for handicap discrimination against the Department of Corrections. The Human Rights Commission adopted, in toto, the findings and decision of the administrative law judge in favor of Green. The Department…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Interstate Material Corp. v. Human Rights CommissionAppellate Court of Illinois · 1995
  3. Milan v. Human Rights CommissionAppellate Court of Illinois · 1988
  4. Peck v. Department of Human RightsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1992
  5. Truger v. Department of Human RightsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1997

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Harton v. City of Chicago Department of Public WorksAppellate Court of Illinois · 1998
  2. Owens v. Department of Human RightsAppellate Court of Illinois · 2005
  3. Irick v. Human Rights CommissionAppellate Court of Illinois · 2000
  4. Van Campen v. International Business MacHines Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2001
  5. Rozsavolgyi v. City of AuroraAppellate Court of Illinois · 2016

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