The Illinois General Assembly enacted the Language Equity and Access Act. The Act’s purpose is to ensure that all Illinois residents have equal access to state services by removing language as a barrier to receiving those services.
Epigenetic testing has enormous potential for revolutionizing individualized healthcare, but the federal Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act leaves room for abuse.
The Illinois General Assembly amended the Equitable Restrooms Act. Any multiple-occupancy restroom (i.e., restrooms intended for simultaneous use by two or more individuals) may be identified as all-gender multiple occupancy restrooms and designated for use by persons of any gender.
By Allen Wall, James V. Ferolo, Anthony G. Becknek, & Jonathan M. Priest
February
2023
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Knowing when to use professional translators in police/community-member interactions can help prevent litigation while saving valuable time and resources.
The Racial Disproportionality in Child Welfare Task Force Act is enacted to examine the racial disparities of children and families in the child welfare system and to identify practices that could reduce such racial disproportionality.
On Aug. 13, 2021, the Second District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that denying a transgender woman access to the women’s bathroom was discrimination under the Illinois Human Rights Act.
The Department of Insurance adopted amendments to the Part titled Unfair Discrimination Based on Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity or Marital Status, which is aimed at eliminating medical insurance discrimination.
The chair of the ISBA Standing Committee on Racial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law reflects on the American legal system in light of George Floyd’s death.
It is a civil rights violation for an employer to refuse to make reasonable accommodations for pregnant employees. This is true no matter whether the employee is part-time, full-time, or probationary.
The U.S. Supreme Court's DOMA case opens the door to an array of federal benefits for same-sex married couples. But Illinoisans won't enjoy its full advantages, the authors argue.
Does an Illinois employer violate Title VII's anti-retaliation provision by suing a worker who has filed a discrimination claim? Here's a look at this complex question.
The seventh circuit holds that the fax confirmation generated by the sender's machine is strong evidence the EEOC actually received a complaint at a given time and date.
By Cynthia H. Hyndman, Robert Margolis, & Aleeza Strubel
September
2009
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The Illinois Supreme Court's Sangamon County Sheriff's Department decision subjects employers to strict liability for sexual harassment by their supervisors. So, who is a supervisor?
Under state law, employers are liable for sexual harassment by supervisors whether or not the employer knew about it and even though the employee-victim doesn't work under the supervisor.
The Supreme Court struck down a pair of race-based plans for assigning students to public schools. So what kinds of plans do pass constitutional muster?
The court held that slave descendants' section 1982 claims are, inter alia, too speculative and the claimants too far removed from the wrong of slavery.
