Ill. Admin. Code tit. 56, § 5220.100 – Definition of National Origin Discrimination | Midpage
§ 5220.100
Ill. Admin. Code tit. 56, § 5220.100
Definition of National Origin Discrimination
AUTHORITY: Implementing Section 2-102 and authorized by Sections 7-101 and 8-102 of the Illinois Human Rights Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 68, pars. 2-102, 7-101 and 8-102).HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
a) Under section 1-103(K) of the Illinois Human Rights Act, Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 68, par. 1-103(K), "national origin" means – "...the place in which a person or one of his or her ancestors was born."
b) An individual has been discriminated against on the basis of "national origin" if the individual has been denied equal employment opportunity because of national origin or because the individual has physical, cultural or linguistic characteristics or a name which identifies that person's national origin.