Legal Opinion
Carver Lumber Co. v. Human Rights Commission
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided October 30, 1987No. 3-87-0075PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Green
On September 13, 1982, respondent, James Offutt (Offutt), filed a complaint with respondent, the Illinois Human Rights Commission (Commission), alleging that he had been laid off and not recalled by his employer, Carver Lumber Company, because he was black and because he had a physical handicap. After a hearing, the Commission filed a complaint with itself against the employer on December 23, 1983, charging the employer with refusing to recall Offutt because of a “perceived handicap, back condition” in violation of section 2— 102(A) of the Illinois Human Rights Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat.…
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