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Bears to settle lawsuit accusing them of anti-white male hiring discrimination
A federal judge announced the settlement between the Chicago Bears and a white male DePaul University law student who said the Bears intentionally discriminated against him and other white males in advertising and hiring for a "diversity" legal position with the team -
Plaintiff accuses Illinois Department of Human Services of Sex-Based Discrimination
A former mental health technician has filed a lawsuit against Illinois Department of Human Services alleging sex-based discrimination and retaliation following a traumatic workplace incident involving sexual assault between residents at Jack Mabley Development Center in Dixon, IL. -
Thomas J. Carter sues Bank Of America for alleged age and military status discrimination
In a lawsuit filed in the Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Thomas J. Carter is seeking direct administrative review of a decision made by the Human Rights Commission. -
State can't end discrimination lawsuit vs Pritzker over COVID closures of programs for people with disabilities
Plaintiffs allege the Illinois Department of Public Health didn't do enough to accommodate the ability of certain people with disabilities to safely return to work amid the pandemic. -
Dozens of lawsuits vs state to be filed over COVID deaths at LaSalle Veterans Home under Pritzker appointees
Chicago nursing home plaintiffs firm Levin & Perconti says they are representing more than a dozen families of Armed Forces veterans who died at a state nursing home under the supervision of political appointees of Gov. JB Pritzker. -
IL Inspector General's effort to block access to state hiring reports show IL not ready to lift feds oversight: Court filing
While Gov. JB Pritzker says the state is ready to emerge from federal court oversight of its hiring practices, a new court filing asserts efforts by the Office of the Executive Inspector General to impede court-appointed monitors from seeing certain state hiring reports says otherwise. -
Class action: SEIU Healthcare wrongly deducted dues from union members who wanted out
A new federal class action asserts labor union SEIU Healthcare Illinois and Indiana threw up illegal barriers to make it harder for personal assistants to leave the union and stop paying dues, violating their constitutional rights. -
Class action: Union must refund millions in unconstitutional fees taken from non-union IL state workers
A group of non-union Illinois state employees say their union illegally forced them to continue paying fees to the union, even when the union knew the fees were likely to be declared unconstitutional. Now, those workers have asked a federal judge to order the union to refund the money. -
Appeals court: State agency didn't retaliate against woman who posted fliers complaining about staff parking
A state appeals panel has backed a county judge's decision pulling the plug on a lawsuit brought by a state employee who alleged she was retaliated against after posting fliers complaining of the handling of employee parking policies. -
SEIU Healthcare Illinois & Indiana challenges DHS rule over child care provider training
A union representing child and day care home providers participating in the Illinois Department of Human Services Child Care Assistant Program (CCAP) has filed a suit to stop the enforcement of a rule regarding CCAP providers and training. -
SEIU asks court order IL to boost child care providers' pay 4 percent
A labor union representing Illinois child care providers have filed suit to force Illinois to implement a rate increase they assert is mandated by the Illinois Public Act. -
ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Madigan: Judge rules former Priest must remain in State Custody assexually Violent person
Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced that a Cook County judge ordered former Chicago priest Daniel McCormack to remain in state custody after previously finding him to be a Sexually Violent Person (SVP). -
Heritage Health sues state of Illinois following denial of patient's Medicaid application
A patient's representative filed a lawsuit against the Illinois Department of Human Services and Secretary James Dimas, alleging that the defendants breach their duty to provide medical care and services to those in need with "reasonable promptness." -
Judge orders IL state agencies to move quicker on applications for long-term Medicaid benefits
The Illinois Department of Human Services has 90 days from when basic Medicaid recipients apply to determine if they are eligible for long-term Medicaid, or they will be automatically eligible for the long-term benefits, a federal judge has ruled, brushing aside concerns from state officials the time limit will encourage applicants who may otherwise be ineligible to game the sytem. -
Sexual harassment accusations continue to roil IL assembly, but very different from private sector cases
As sexual harassment scandals spread in the Illinois General Assembly, some lawmakers are calling for still more action to empower investigators to pull the curtain back on what has been described as a rampant culture of abuse in Springfield. However, unlike private sector employers, state officials don't face a realistic threat of lawsuits over their actions, says a lawyer who specializes in such harassment cases. -
Judge refuses to let state sidestep lawsuit by fair housing group over discrimination vs mentally ill
A Chicago federal judge has refused to dismiss suits by a fair housing group, alleging state officials discriminate against the mentally ill by barring them from a Medicaid-backed housing program. -
Summary judgment granted for trucking company YRC Worldwide in racial discrimination case
A federal judge has granted summary judgment in favor of a trucking company in a racial discrimination case brought by former workers. -
Illinois appeals court: Plainfield schools could layoff female campus monitor to maintain gender balance
A state appeals court has upheld findings by the Illinois Human Rights Commission and the Illinois Department of Human Rights that a Plainfield school district didn't discriminate against a fired female campus monitor. -
Federal judge says IL not living up to spending obligations for those with developmental disabilities
Citing a 2011 agreement, a federal judge has ordered the state of Illinois to figure out how to increase its spending on social services for state residents with developmental disabilities. -
Religious housing group plans appeal in Blue Island discrimination case, home's attorney says
The longstanding dispute between a religious addiction recuperation group, Affordable Recovery Housing, and the suburban city of Blue Island isn't over yet, as attorneys for the suburban Chicago recovery home plan to seek another day in court.