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Boaden v. Department of Law Enforcement

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided March 21, 1996No. 78343PublishedCited by 128 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Nickels

In this appeal, we decide whether unlawful discrimination based on “marital status” under the Illinois Human Rights Act (775 ILCS 5/1 — 101 et seq. (West 1992)) includes no-spouse policies in the workplace. Petitioners, Jim and Colleen Boaden (Jim and Colleen), are employed as Illinois State Police troopers. Jim and Colleen are employed by respondents, the Illinois Department of Law Enforcement, State Police.1 When Jim and Colleen announced their intention to marry one another, they were informed that an unwritten policy prohibited married couples from working on the same shift in the same…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People v. BryantIllinois Supreme Court · 1989
  2. Illinois Consolidated Telephone Co. v. Illinois Commerce CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1983
  3. Hernon v. E.W. Corrigan Construction Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1992
  4. People v. BoleIllinois Supreme Court · 1993
  5. People v. ZarembaIllinois Supreme Court · 1994

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3Cited by128 opinions

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  2. Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. v. AldridgeIllinois Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Carver v. Sheriff of La Salle CountyIllinois Supreme Court · 2003
  4. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Earth Foods, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 2010
  5. Weather-Tite, Inc. v. University of St. FrancisIllinois Supreme Court · 2009

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