Conley v. State

This claim was filed to collect a settlement reached prior to a hearing before the Fair Employment Practices Commission. Pursuant to our order of February 17, 1981, it was assigned to commissioner Robert J. Hillebrand for the purposes of holding a hearing and making a recommendation to the Court. Following the hearing, oral argument was held before the full Court.

Claimant, Raymond Conley, is a black male who was employed with the Illinois Department of Administrative Services. He had secured this employment through the Comprehensive Employment Training Act of 1973 (CETA). As a result of…