Florsheim Shoe Co. v. Illinois Fair Employment Practices Commission

Plaintiff Florsheim Shoe Company filed suit in the circuit court seeking review of administrative proceedings before defendant Fair Employment Practices Commission (Commission). The circuit court affirmed the Commission’s decision that plaintiff committed an unfair labor practice in violation of the Fair Employment Practices Act (FEPA) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 48, par. 851 et seq.)1 when plaintiff laid off defendant Jean Woods. On appeal plaintiff asks this court to consider (1) whether the Commission’s complaint satisfied the requirements of due process, (2) whether the Commission applied…