Legal Opinion
Weatherly v. ILLINOIS HUMAN RIGHTS COM'N
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided April 16, 2003No. 1-01-2255PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hoffman
This case is before us for direct review of an order of the Illinois Human Rights Commission (Commission) dismissing, for want of jurisdiction, a complaint charging that the respondent, ITT Technical Institute (ITT), terminated the employment of the petitioner, Freda Weatherly, in retaliation for her opposition to discriminatory practices. For the reasons that follow, we confirm the Commission’s order.
On August 6, 1998, ITT fired the petitioner, stating as its reason for doing so that she violated a company rule and committed theft by ordering a calculator for her personal use. On September…
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- Klopfer v. Court of ClaimsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1997
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