Legal Opinion

Beard v. Sprint Spectrum, LP

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided August 10, 2005No. 3-04-0547PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Barry

Petitioner, David A. Beard, appeals the decision of the chief legal counsel of the Illinois Department of Human Rights (Department) affirming the Department’s dismissal of his employment discrimination complaint filed pursuant to the Illinois Human Rights Act (Act) (775 ILCS 5/1—101 et seq. (West 2002)). We affirm.

I. FACTS

On September 24, 2002, petitioner applied for a job with Sprint. The employment application contained the following question:

“Have you ever been charged with a crime (including misdemeanors but not minor traffic violations) which resulted in a conviction?”

The application…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. TalachAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983
  2. People v. HightowerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985
  3. Anderson v. Chief Legal CounselAppellate Court of Illinois · 2002

3Cited by9 opinions

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  3. C.R.M. v. Chief Legal Counsel of the Department of Human RightsAppellate Court of Illinois · 2007
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  5. Oses v. Corelogic Saferent, LLCDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2016

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