Criteria for Referral to IDHR

Section 325.100  Criteria for Referral to IDHR IDOL may refer an EPA Complaint to IDHR pursuant to EPA Section 15(d) if the EPA Complaint meets the following criteria: a)         The EPA Complaint alleges facts that, if proven, would also constitute a violation of the IHRA or if, during the investigation of the EPA Complaint by IDOL, IDOL discovers evidence of a violation of the IHRA; b)         The EPA Complaint was filed with IDOL within 180 days after the alleged violation; c)         The EPA Respondent has 15 or more employees, or is the State, a political subdivision of the State, or a municipal corporation or other governmental unit or agency; and d)         The EPA Complainant has indicated to IDOL a desire to also file an IDHR Charge of Discrimination or the EPA Complainant has already filed an IDHR Charge of Discrimination with IDHR.