Legal Opinion
Meehan v. Illinois Power Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided April 12, 2004No. 5-03-0289PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Welch
On September 4, 1997, the plaintiff, Robert Meehan, filed, in the circuit court of St. Clair County, a complaint charging the defendant, Illinois Power Company, with having violated the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) (29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. (2000)), by discharging the plaintiff from his employment because of his age. The plaintiff had filed a charge with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and had received therefrom a notice of the dismissal of his complaint and of his right to sue the defendant within 90 days.
On October 16, 1997, the defendant…
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