Full Text of HB3135 103rd General Assembly
HB3135 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2023 and 2024 HB3135 Introduced 2/17/2023, by Rep. Ann M. Williams SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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775 ILCS 5/7A-102 | from Ch. 68, par. 7A-102 |
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Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Requires, in various situations, a complainant to notify the Department of Human Rights that a complaint has been filed by serving a copy of the complaint on the chief legal counsel of the Department on the same date that the complaint is filed in circuit court. Requires a complainant who chooses to file a complaint with the Human Rights Commission without the Department's assistance to notify the Department that a complaint has been filed by serving a copy of the complaint on the chief legal counsel of the Department on the same date that the complaint is filed with the Commission. Makes conforming changes.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning human rights.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by | 5 | | changing Section 7A-102 as follows:
| 6 | | (775 ILCS 5/7A-102) (from Ch. 68, par. 7A-102)
| 7 | | Sec. 7A-102. Procedures.
| 8 | | (A) Charge.
| 9 | | (1) Within 300 calendar days after the
date that a | 10 | | civil rights violation allegedly has been committed, a
| 11 | | charge in writing under oath or affirmation may be filed | 12 | | with the
Department by an aggrieved party or issued by the | 13 | | Department itself
under the signature of the Director.
| 14 | | (2) The charge shall be in such detail as to | 15 | | substantially apprise
any party properly concerned as to | 16 | | the time, place, and facts
surrounding the alleged civil | 17 | | rights violation.
| 18 | | (3) Charges deemed filed with the Department pursuant | 19 | | to subsection (A-1) of this Section shall be deemed to be | 20 | | in compliance with this subsection. | 21 | | (A-1) Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Charges. | 22 | | (1) If a charge is filed with the Equal Employment | 23 | | Opportunity Commission (EEOC) within 300 calendar days |
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| 1 | | after the date of the alleged civil rights violation, the | 2 | | charge shall be deemed filed with the Department on the | 3 | | date filed with the EEOC. If the EEOC is the governmental | 4 | | agency designated to investigate the charge first, the | 5 | | Department shall take no action until the EEOC makes a | 6 | | determination on the charge and after the complainant | 7 | | notifies the Department of the EEOC's determination. In | 8 | | such cases, after receiving notice from the EEOC that a | 9 | | charge was filed, the Department shall notify the parties | 10 | | that (i) a charge has been received by the EEOC and has | 11 | | been sent to the Department for dual filing purposes; (ii) | 12 | | the EEOC is the governmental agency responsible for | 13 | | investigating the charge and that the investigation shall | 14 | | be conducted pursuant to the rules and procedures adopted | 15 | | by the EEOC; (iii) it will take no action on the charge | 16 | | until the EEOC issues its determination; (iv) the | 17 | | complainant must submit a copy of the EEOC's determination | 18 | | within 30 days after service of the determination by the | 19 | | EEOC on the complainant; and (v) that the time period to | 20 | | investigate the charge contained in subsection (G) of this | 21 | | Section is tolled from the date on which the charge is | 22 | | filed with the EEOC until the EEOC issues its | 23 | | determination. | 24 | | (2) If the EEOC finds reasonable cause to believe that | 25 | | there has been a violation of federal law and if the | 26 | | Department is timely notified of the EEOC's findings by |
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| 1 | | the complainant, the Department shall notify the | 2 | | complainant that the Department has adopted the EEOC's | 3 | | determination of reasonable cause and that the complainant | 4 | | has the right, within 90 days after receipt of the | 5 | | Department's notice, to either file the complainant's his | 6 | | or her own complaint with the Illinois Human Rights | 7 | | Commission or commence a civil action in the appropriate | 8 | | circuit court or other appropriate court of competent | 9 | | jurisdiction. This notice shall be provided to the | 10 | | complainant within 10 business days after the Department's | 11 | | receipt of the EEOC's determination. The Department's | 12 | | notice to the complainant that the Department has adopted | 13 | | the EEOC's determination of reasonable cause shall | 14 | | constitute the Department's Report for purposes of | 15 | | subparagraph (D) of this Section. | 16 | | (3) For those charges alleging violations within the | 17 | | jurisdiction of both the EEOC and the Department and for | 18 | | which the EEOC either (i) does not issue a determination, | 19 | | but does issue the complainant a notice of a right to sue, | 20 | | including when the right to sue is issued at the request of | 21 | | the complainant, or (ii) determines that it is unable to | 22 | | establish that illegal discrimination has occurred and | 23 | | issues the complainant a right to sue notice, and if the | 24 | | Department is timely notified of the EEOC's determination | 25 | | by the complainant, the Department shall notify the | 26 | | parties, within 10 business days after receipt of the |
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| 1 | | EEOC's determination, that the Department will adopt the | 2 | | EEOC's determination as a dismissal for lack of | 3 | | substantial evidence unless the complainant requests in | 4 | | writing within 35 days after receipt of the Department's | 5 | | notice that the Department review the EEOC's | 6 | | determination. | 7 | | (a) If the complainant does not file a written | 8 | | request with the Department to review the EEOC's | 9 | | determination within 35 days after receipt of the | 10 | | Department's notice, the Department shall notify the | 11 | | complainant, within 10 business days after the | 12 | | expiration of the 35-day period, that the decision of | 13 | | the EEOC has been adopted by the Department as a | 14 | | dismissal for lack of substantial evidence and that | 15 | | the complainant has the right, within 90 days after | 16 | | receipt of the Department's notice, to commence a | 17 | | civil action in the appropriate circuit court or other | 18 | | appropriate court of competent jurisdiction. The | 19 | | Department's notice to the complainant that the | 20 | | Department has adopted the EEOC's determination shall | 21 | | constitute the Department's report for purposes of | 22 | | subparagraph (D) of this Section. | 23 | | (b) If the complainant does file a written request | 24 | | with the Department to review the EEOC's | 25 | | determination, the Department shall review the EEOC's | 26 | | determination and any evidence obtained by the EEOC |
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| 1 | | during its investigation. If, after reviewing the | 2 | | EEOC's determination and any evidence obtained by the | 3 | | EEOC, the Department determines there is no need for | 4 | | further investigation of the charge, the Department | 5 | | shall issue a report and the Director shall determine | 6 | | whether there is substantial evidence that the alleged | 7 | | civil rights violation has been committed pursuant to | 8 | | subsection (D) of this Section. If, after reviewing | 9 | | the EEOC's determination and any evidence obtained by | 10 | | the EEOC, the Department determines there is a need | 11 | | for further investigation of the charge, the | 12 | | Department may conduct any further investigation it | 13 | | deems necessary. After reviewing the EEOC's | 14 | | determination, the evidence obtained by the EEOC, and | 15 | | any additional investigation conducted by the | 16 | | Department, the Department shall issue a report and | 17 | | the Director shall determine whether there is | 18 | | substantial evidence that the alleged civil rights | 19 | | violation has been committed pursuant to subsection | 20 | | (D) of this Section. | 21 | | (4) Pursuant to this Section, if the EEOC dismisses | 22 | | the charge or a portion of the charge of discrimination | 23 | | because, under federal law, the EEOC lacks jurisdiction | 24 | | over the charge, and if, under this Act, the Department | 25 | | has jurisdiction over the charge of discrimination, the | 26 | | Department shall investigate the charge or portion of the |
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| 1 | | charge dismissed by the EEOC for lack of jurisdiction | 2 | | pursuant to subsections (A), (A-1), (B), (B-1), (C), (D), | 3 | | (E), (F), (G), (H), (I), (J), and (K) of this Section. | 4 | | (5) The time limit set out in subsection (G) of this | 5 | | Section is tolled from the date on which the charge is | 6 | | filed with the EEOC to the date on which the EEOC issues | 7 | | its determination.
| 8 | | (6) The failure of the Department to meet the | 9 | | 10-business-day notification deadlines set out in | 10 | | paragraph (2) of this subsection shall not impair the | 11 | | rights of any party.
| 12 | | (B) Notice and Response to Charge.
The Department shall, | 13 | | within 10
days of the date on which the charge
was filed, serve | 14 | | a copy of the charge on the respondent and provide all parties | 15 | | with a notice of the complainant's right to opt out of the | 16 | | investigation within 60 days as set forth in subsection (C-1). | 17 | | This period shall
not be construed to be jurisdictional. The | 18 | | charging party and the respondent
may each file a position | 19 | | statement and other materials with the Department
regarding | 20 | | the charge of alleged discrimination within 60 days of receipt | 21 | | of the
notice of the charge. The position statements and other | 22 | | materials filed shall
remain confidential unless otherwise | 23 | | agreed to by the party providing the
information and shall not | 24 | | be served on or made available to the other
party during the | 25 | | pendency
of a charge with the Department. The Department may
| 26 | | require the respondent to file a response to
the allegations |
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| 1 | | contained in the charge. Upon the Department's request, the | 2 | | respondent shall
file a response to the charge within 60 days | 3 | | and shall serve a copy
of its response on the
complainant or | 4 | | the complainant's his or her representative. Notwithstanding | 5 | | any request from the Department,
the respondent may elect to | 6 | | file a response to the charge
within 60 days of receipt of | 7 | | notice of the charge, provided the respondent serves a copy of | 8 | | its response on the complainant or the complainant's his or | 9 | | her representative. All allegations contained in the charge
| 10 | | not denied by the respondent within 60 days of the | 11 | | Department's request for a response may be deemed admitted, | 12 | | unless the
respondent states that it is without sufficient | 13 | | information to
form a belief with respect to such allegation. | 14 | | The Department may issue
a notice of default directed to any | 15 | | respondent who fails to file a
response to a charge within 60 | 16 | | days of receipt of the Department's request,
unless the | 17 | | respondent can
demonstrate good cause as
to why such notice | 18 | | should not issue. The term "good cause" shall be defined by | 19 | | rule promulgated by the Department. Within 30 days of receipt
| 20 | | of the respondent's response, the complainant may file a
reply | 21 | | to
said response and
shall serve
a copy of said reply on the | 22 | | respondent or the respondent's his or her representative. A | 23 | | party
shall have the right to supplement the party's his or her | 24 | | response or reply at any time that
the investigation of the | 25 | | charge is pending. The Department shall,
within 10 days of the | 26 | | date on which the charge was filed,
and again no later than 335 |
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| 1 | | days thereafter,
send by certified or registered mail, or | 2 | | electronic mail if elected by the party, written notice to the | 3 | | complainant
and to the respondent
informing the complainant
of | 4 | | the complainant's rights to either file a complaint with the | 5 | | Human
Rights Commission or commence a civil action in the | 6 | | appropriate circuit court
under subparagraph (2) of paragraph | 7 | | (G), including in such notice the dates
within which the | 8 | | complainant may exercise these rights.
In the notice the | 9 | | Department shall notify the complainant that the
charge of | 10 | | civil rights violation will be dismissed with prejudice and | 11 | | with no
right to further proceed if a written complaint is not | 12 | | timely filed with
the Commission or with the appropriate | 13 | | circuit court by the complainant pursuant to subparagraph (2) | 14 | | of paragraph (G)
or by the Department pursuant to subparagraph | 15 | | (1) of paragraph (G).
| 16 | | (B-1) Mediation. The complainant and respondent may agree | 17 | | to voluntarily
submit the charge
to mediation without waiving | 18 | | any rights that are otherwise available to
either party | 19 | | pursuant to this Act and without incurring any obligation to
| 20 | | accept the result of the mediation process. Nothing occurring | 21 | | in mediation
shall
be disclosed by the Department or | 22 | | admissible in evidence in any subsequent
proceeding unless the | 23 | | complainant and the respondent agree in writing that such
| 24 | | disclosure be made.
| 25 | | (C) Investigation.
| 26 | | (1) The
Department shall conduct an investigation |
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| 1 | | sufficient to determine whether the allegations set
forth | 2 | | in the charge are supported by substantial evidence unless | 3 | | the complainant elects to opt out of an investigation | 4 | | pursuant to subsection (C-1).
| 5 | | (2) The Director or the Director's his or her | 6 | | designated representatives shall have
authority to request | 7 | | any member of the Commission to issue subpoenas to
compel | 8 | | the attendance of a witness or the production for
| 9 | | examination of any books, records or documents whatsoever.
| 10 | | (3) If any witness whose testimony is required for any | 11 | | investigation
resides outside the State, or through | 12 | | illness or any other good cause as
determined by the | 13 | | Director is unable to be interviewed by the investigator
| 14 | | or appear at a fact finding conference, the witness' his | 15 | | or her testimony or deposition
may be taken, within or | 16 | | without the State, in the same manner as is
provided for in | 17 | | the taking of depositions in civil cases in circuit | 18 | | courts.
| 19 | | (4) Upon reasonable notice to the complainant and the | 20 | | respondent,
the Department shall conduct a fact finding | 21 | | conference, unless prior to
365 days after the date on | 22 | | which the charge was filed the Director has determined | 23 | | whether there is substantial evidence
that the alleged | 24 | | civil rights violation has been committed, the charge has
| 25 | | been dismissed for lack of jurisdiction, or the parties | 26 | | voluntarily and in writing agree to waive the fact finding |
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| 1 | | conference. Any party's failure to attend the conference | 2 | | without good cause
shall result in dismissal or default. | 3 | | The term "good cause"
shall
be defined by rule promulgated | 4 | | by the Department. A notice of dismissal or
default shall | 5 | | be issued by the Director. The notice of default issued by | 6 | | the Director shall notify the respondent that a request | 7 | | for review may be filed in writing with the Commission
| 8 | | within 30 days of receipt of notice of default. The notice | 9 | | of dismissal issued by the Director shall give
the | 10 | | complainant notice of the complainant's his or her right | 11 | | to seek review of the dismissal
before the Human Rights | 12 | | Commission or commence a civil action in the
appropriate | 13 | | circuit court. If the complainant chooses to have the | 14 | | Human Rights Commission review the dismissal order, the | 15 | | complainant he or she shall file a request for review with | 16 | | the Commission within 90 days after receipt of the | 17 | | Director's notice. If the complainant chooses to file a | 18 | | request for review with the Commission, the complainant he | 19 | | or she may not later commence a civil action in a circuit | 20 | | court. If the complainant chooses to commence a civil | 21 | | action in a circuit court, the complainant he or she must | 22 | | do so within 90 days after receipt of the Director's | 23 | | notice.
| 24 | | (C-1) Opt out of Department's investigation. At any time | 25 | | within 60 days after receipt of notice of the right to opt out, | 26 | | a complainant may submit a written request seeking notice from |
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| 1 | | the Director indicating that the complainant has opted out of | 2 | | the investigation and may commence a civil action in the | 3 | | appropriate circuit court or other appropriate court of | 4 | | competent jurisdiction. Within 10 business days of receipt of | 5 | | the complainant's request to opt out of the investigation, the | 6 | | Director shall issue a notice to the parties stating that: (i) | 7 | | the complainant has exercised the right to opt out of the | 8 | | investigation; (ii) the complainant has 90 days after receipt | 9 | | of the Director's notice to commence an action in the | 10 | | appropriate circuit court or other appropriate court of | 11 | | competent jurisdiction; and (iii) the Department has ceased | 12 | | its investigation and is administratively closing the charge. | 13 | | The complainant shall notify the Department and the respondent | 14 | | that a complaint has been filed with the appropriate circuit | 15 | | court or other appropriate court of competent jurisdiction and | 16 | | shall mail a copy of the complaint to the Department and the | 17 | | respondent on the same date that the complaint is filed with | 18 | | the appropriate court. Once a complainant has opted out of the | 19 | | investigation under this subsection, the complainant he or she | 20 | | may not file or refile a substantially similar charge with the | 21 | | Department arising from the same incident of unlawful | 22 | | discrimination or harassment. | 23 | | (D) Report.
| 24 | | (1) Each charge investigated under subsection (C) | 25 | | shall be the
subject of a
report to the Director. The | 26 | | report shall be a confidential document
subject to review |
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| 1 | | by the Director, authorized Department employees, the
| 2 | | parties, and, where indicated by this Act, members of the | 3 | | Commission or
their designated hearing officers.
| 4 | | (2) Upon review of the report, the Director shall | 5 | | determine whether
there is substantial evidence that the | 6 | | alleged civil rights violation
has been committed.
The | 7 | | determination of substantial evidence is limited to | 8 | | determining the need
for further consideration of the | 9 | | charge pursuant to this Act
and includes, but is not | 10 | | limited to, findings of fact and conclusions, as well
as | 11 | | the reasons for the determinations on all material issues. | 12 | | Substantial evidence is evidence which a reasonable mind | 13 | | accepts
as sufficient to support a particular conclusion | 14 | | and which consists of more
than a mere scintilla but may be | 15 | | somewhat less than a preponderance.
| 16 | | (3) If the Director determines
that there is no | 17 | | substantial
evidence, the charge shall be dismissed by | 18 | | order of the
Director and the Director shall give the
| 19 | | complainant notice of the complainant's his or her right | 20 | | to seek review of the notice of dismissal order before the
| 21 | | Commission or commence a civil action in the appropriate | 22 | | circuit court. If the complainant chooses to have the | 23 | | Human Rights Commission review the notice of dismissal | 24 | | order , the complainant he or she shall file a request for | 25 | | review with the Commission within 90 days after receipt of | 26 | | the Director's notice. If the complainant chooses to file |
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| 1 | | a request for review with the Commission, the complainant | 2 | | he or she may not later commence a civil action in a | 3 | | circuit court. If the complainant chooses to commence a | 4 | | civil action in a circuit court, the complainant he or she | 5 | | must do so within 90 days after receipt of the Director's | 6 | | notice. The complainant shall notify the Department that a | 7 | | complaint has been filed by serving a copy of the | 8 | | complaint on the chief legal counsel of the Department on | 9 | | the same date that the complaint is filed in circuit | 10 | | court.
| 11 | | (4) If the Director determines that there is | 12 | | substantial evidence, the Director he or she shall notify | 13 | | the complainant and respondent of that determination. The | 14 | | Director shall also notify the parties that the | 15 | | complainant has the right to either commence a civil | 16 | | action in the appropriate circuit court or request that | 17 | | the Department of Human Rights file a complaint with the | 18 | | Human Rights Commission on the complainant's his or her | 19 | | behalf. Any such complaint shall be filed within 90 days | 20 | | after receipt of the Director's notice. If the complainant | 21 | | chooses to have the Department file a complaint with the | 22 | | Human Rights Commission on the complainant's his or her | 23 | | behalf, the complainant must, within 30 days after receipt | 24 | | of the Director's notice, request in writing that the | 25 | | Department file the complaint. If the complainant timely | 26 | | requests that the Department file the complaint, the |
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| 1 | | Department shall file the complaint on the complainant's | 2 | | his or her behalf. If the complainant fails to timely | 3 | | request that the Department file the complaint, the | 4 | | complainant may file the complainant's his or her | 5 | | complaint with the Commission or commence a civil action | 6 | | in the appropriate circuit court.
If the complainant files | 7 | | a complaint with
the Human Rights Commission, the | 8 | | complainant shall notify the Department that a complaint | 9 | | has been filed by serving a copy of the complaint on the | 10 | | chief legal counsel of the Department on the same date | 11 | | that the complaint is filed give notice to the
Department | 12 | | of the filing of the complaint with the Human Rights | 13 | | Commission . | 14 | | (E) Conciliation.
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(1) When there is a finding of substantial evidence, | 16 | | the Department may designate a Department employee who is | 17 | | an attorney
licensed to practice in Illinois to endeavor | 18 | | to eliminate the effect of
the alleged civil rights | 19 | | violation and to prevent its repetition by
means of | 20 | | conference and conciliation.
| 21 | | (2) When the Department determines that a formal
| 22 | | conciliation conference is necessary, the complainant and | 23 | | respondent
shall be notified of the time and place of the | 24 | | conference by registered
or certified mail at least 10 | 25 | | days prior thereto and either or both
parties shall appear | 26 | | at the conference in person or by attorney.
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| 1 | | (3) The place fixed for the conference shall be within | 2 | | 35 miles of
the place where the civil rights violation is | 3 | | alleged to have been
committed.
| 4 | | (4) Nothing occurring at the conference shall be | 5 | | disclosed by the
Department unless
the complainant and | 6 | | respondent agree in writing that
such disclosure be made.
| 7 | | (5) The Department's efforts to conciliate the matter | 8 | | shall not stay or extend the time for filing the complaint | 9 | | with the Commission or the circuit court.
| 10 | | (F) Complaint.
| 11 | | (1) When the complainant requests that the Department | 12 | | file a complaint with the Commission on the complainant's | 13 | | his or her behalf, the Department shall prepare a
written | 14 | | complaint, under oath or affirmation, stating the nature | 15 | | of the
civil rights violation substantially as alleged in | 16 | | the charge previously
filed and the relief sought on | 17 | | behalf of the aggrieved party. The Department shall file | 18 | | the complaint with the Commission. | 19 | | (1.5) If the complainant chooses to file a complaint | 20 | | with the Commission without the Department's assistance, | 21 | | the complainant shall give notice to the Department that a | 22 | | complaint has been filed by serving a copy of the | 23 | | complaint on the chief legal counsel of the Department on | 24 | | the same date that the complaint is filed with the | 25 | | Commission.
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| 1 | | action in a circuit court : | 2 | | (i) The complainant shall file the civil action , | 3 | | he or she must do so in the circuit court in the county | 4 | | wherein the civil rights violation was allegedly | 5 | | committed. | 6 | | (ii) The form of the complaint in any such civil | 7 | | action shall be in accordance with the Code of Civil | 8 | | Procedure. | 9 | | (iii) The complainant shall notify the Department | 10 | | that a complaint has been filed by serving a copy of | 11 | | the complaint on the chief legal counsel of the | 12 | | Department on the same date that the complaint is | 13 | | filed in circuit court.
| 14 | | (G) Time Limit.
| 15 | | (1) When a charge of a civil rights violation has been
| 16 | | properly filed, the Department, within 365
days thereof or | 17 | | within any
extension of that period agreed to in writing | 18 | | by all parties, shall issue its report as required by | 19 | | subparagraph (D). Any such report
shall be duly served | 20 | | upon both the complainant and the respondent.
| 21 | | (2) If the Department has not issued its report within | 22 | | 365 days after the charge is filed, or any such longer | 23 | | period agreed to in writing by all the parties, the | 24 | | complainant shall have 90 days to either file the | 25 | | complainant's his or her own complaint with the Human | 26 | | Rights Commission or commence a civil action in the |
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| 1 | | appropriate circuit court. If the complainant files a | 2 | | complaint with the Commission, the form of the complaint | 3 | | shall be in accordance with the provisions of
paragraph | 4 | | (F)(1). If the complainant commences a civil action in a | 5 | | circuit court, the form of the complaint shall be in | 6 | | accordance with the Code of Civil Procedure. The aggrieved | 7 | | party shall notify the Department that a
complaint
has | 8 | | been filed and shall serve a copy of the complaint on the | 9 | | chief legal counsel of the Department
on the same date | 10 | | that the complaint is filed with the Commission or in | 11 | | circuit court. If the complainant files a complaint with | 12 | | the Commission, the complainant he or she may not later | 13 | | commence a civil action in circuit court.
| 14 | | (3) If an aggrieved party files a complaint
with the
| 15 | | Human Rights Commission or commences a civil action in | 16 | | circuit court pursuant to paragraph (2) of this | 17 | | subsection, or if
the time period for filing a complaint | 18 | | has expired, the
Department shall immediately cease its | 19 | | investigation and
dismiss the charge of civil rights | 20 | | violation.
Any final order entered by the Commission under | 21 | | this Section is
appealable in accordance with paragraph | 22 | | (B)(1) of Section 8-111.
Failure to immediately cease an | 23 | | investigation and dismiss the charge of civil
rights | 24 | | violation as provided in this paragraph
(3) constitutes | 25 | | grounds for entry of an order by the circuit court | 26 | | permanently
enjoining the
investigation. The Department |
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| 1 | | may also be liable for any
costs and other damages | 2 | | incurred by the respondent as a result of the action of
the | 3 | | Department.
| 4 | | (4) (Blank).
| 5 | | (H) Public Act 89-370 applies to causes of action filed on | 6 | | or
after January 1, 1996.
| 7 | | (I) Public Act 89-520 applies to causes of action filed on | 8 | | or
after January 1, 1996.
| 9 | | (J) The changes made to this Section by Public Act 95-243 | 10 | | apply to charges filed on or
after the effective date of those | 11 | | changes.
| 12 | | (K) The changes made to this Section by Public Act 96-876 | 13 | | apply to charges filed on or
after the effective date of those | 14 | | changes. | 15 | | (L) The changes made to this Section by Public Act | 16 | | 100-1066 apply to charges filed on or
after August 24, 2018 | 17 | | (the effective date of Public Act 100-1066). | 18 | | (Source: P.A. 101-221, eff. 1-1-20; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
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