Pinkerton Security & Investigation Services v. Department of Human Rights

Petitioner, Pinkerton Security and Investigation Services (Pinkerton), appeals from an order of the chief legal counsel of respondent Illinois Department of Human Rights (Department), which sustained the finding of default against Pinkerton in the sexual discrimination charge filed by co-respondent Kimberly Jenkins (Jenkins) under the Illinois Human Rights Act (Act) (775 ILCS 5/7 — 101 et seq. (West 1996)). Petitioner claims that the Act violates due process by authorizing the Department to issue final default orders and that the default order entered in this case was improper and should be…