Montgomery Ward & Co. v. Fair Employment Practices Commission

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE GOLDBERG

delivered the opinion of the court:

This employment dispute brings an unusual set of facts before us involving an employee of Montgomery Ward & Co., Incorporated (plaintiff). The culmination of the situation came when the circuit court affirmed in part and reversed in part a legal determination made by the Fair Employment Practices Commission (Commission). This appeal by Johnnie Monroe (defendant) followed. For a more complete understanding of the actions taken by the Commission and by the trial court, we will summarize the pertinent facts.

Plaintiff operates a…