Ill. Admin. Code tit. 56, § 360.150
Application of the Rules of Evidence, Pleading or Procedure in an Investigative Conference
AUTHORITY: Implementing and authorized by Sections 5, 10, 15 and 20 of the Illinois Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 48, pars. 2855, 2860, 2865 and 2870).DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
When a Hearing Officer makes an investigation or conducts a conference, the Hearing Officer is not bound either by the rules of evidence or by any technical or formal rules of pleading or procedure.