Legal Opinion
State v. Human Rights Commission
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided January 26, 1989No. 4-88-0193PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Spitz
The Illinois Department of Human Rights (DHR) filed a complaint with the Illinois Human Rights Commission (Commission) as a result of charges filed with the DHR by respondent Lynda Savage against petitioner the Department of Corrections (DOC). The complaint alleged that Savage had been subjected to sexual harassment by her immediate supervisor, Nicholas Howell, and was discharged in retaliation for opposing sexual harassment and for filing charges of unlawful discrimination with the DHR, in violation of the Illinois Human Rights Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 68, par. 1 — 101 et seq.).…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Eastman Kodak Co. v. Fair Employment Practices CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1981
- Burnham City Hospital v. Human Rights CommissionAppellate Court of Illinois · 1984
- Loyola University of Chicago v. Human Rights CommissionAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Sangamon County Sheriff's Department v. Illinois Human Rights CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 2009
- B.E.S. v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1993
- Prato v. VallasAppellate Court of Illinois · 2002
- City of Chicago v. Human Rights CommissionAppellate Court of Illinois · 1994
- Quincy School District No. 172 v. Human Rights CommissionAppellate Court of Illinois · 1990
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