Bd. of Governors of State Colleges and Universities v. Ill. Fair Emp. Prac. Comm'n

These consolidated cases present the question, first considered by this court in Springfield-Sangamon County Regional Plan Com. v. Fair Employment Practices Com. (1978), 71 Ill. 2d 61, whether the Fair Employment Practices Commission (FEPC) is empowered to issue a complaint against an employer more than 180 days after the filing of an unfair employment practices charge.

Section 8.01(a) of the Fair Employment Practices Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 48, par. 858.01(a)), prior to its amendment (see Pub. Act 80 — 1452, effective Sept. 16, 1978; Pub. Act 80 — 1455, effective Sept. 16, 1978),…