Legal Opinion
Burnham City Hospital v. Human Rights Commission
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 13, 1984No. 4-83-0680PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE MILLS
delivered the opinion of the court: Discrimination?
Administrative law judge said yes.
Human Rights Commission said yes.
Circuit court said no.
We affirm.
On September 18, 1979, defendant, Walter S. Clifton, Jr., filed a complaint with the Illinois Fair Employment Practices Commission (FEPC) against plaintiff, Burnham City Hospital of Champaign (Burnham). He alleged a violation of section 3(a) of the Fair Employment Practices Act, which then stated:
“It is an unfair employment practice:(a) For any employer, because of the race *** of an individual ***, to refuse to hire, to…
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