Anderson v. Modern Metal Products

The complainant, Michelle Anderson, appeals from a final order issued by the chief legal counsel (Chief Counsel) of the Illinois Department of Human Rights (the Department) sustaining the dismissal of a charge she filed with the Department pursuant to the Illinois Human Rights Act (the Act) (775 ILCS 5/1—101 et seq. (West 1996)) against her employer, Modern Metal Products, and Nancy Kolar. On appeal, the complainant raises the following issues: (1) whether the decision to affirm the dismissal of the complainant’s charge of discrimination against the employer for lack of substantial evidence…