Illinois Human Rights Commission

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  Appeals panel agrees Hobby Lobby improperly denied bathroom access to transgender employee

  By Scott Holland | Monday, Aug 16, 2021 @ 9:56pm

  Human Rights Commission's $220,000 award for emotional distress also upheld, could grow

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  Changes in Illinois Human Rights Act could bring more claims, lawsuits vs employers, attorney says

  By John Sammon | Thursday, Nov 29, 2018 @ 10:46pm

  The recent election of Democrat J.B. Pritzker as governor of Illinois could make the state more employee-friendly through impending changes to the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA), and an attorney advises employers should be ready to defend themsevles against more claims and lawsuits.

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  Downstate B&B owner fined for refusing to host same-sex ceremony, vows appeals

  By Chandra Lye | Friday, Dec 9, 2016 @ 3:52pm

  A panel of the Illinois Human Rights Commission has fined the owner of a downstate bed-and-breakfast inn that refused to host a same-sex civil union ceremony. And the innkeeper's attorney has pledged to appeal the case as far as they can.

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  Governor tries to fix IL administrative hearing backlog, but problem could defy easy solution

  By Jamie Kelly | Tuesday, Jun 14, 2016 @ 11:30am

  Backlogs that could stretch for years for administrative hearings in Illinois are a hard problem to solve. And it could be quite a while before an executive order issued earlier by Gov. Bruce Rauner has an impact - if, indeed, it ever does - according to a lawyer with years of experience practicing administrative law in Illinois.

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