Canton State Bank v. Illinois Human Rights Commission

In September and October, 1978, five female employees of the Canton State Bank filed charges with the Fair Employment Practice Commission (FEPC or Commission) against their employer claiming that the bank discriminated on the basis of sex by paying a higher salary to a male employee for performing the same duties. The Commission filed a complaint against the bank on March 5, 1979. The administrative law judge who presided over the hearing decided that the bank was engaging in sex discrimination. The bank appealed and the Commission upheld the decision of the administration law judge. On…