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Asonye and Associates is a Chicago-based immigration, labor and employment law firm founded in 1993.  The firms founder has been recognized by his peers as a Leading Attorney in the area of Employment Law.   For  more than 15 years, the firm has provided competent, efficient and cost-effective representation, aided by advanced technology and prompt communication with clients. 

 
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U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Press releases and other news from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

  • MILWAUKEE – The Cleaning Authority-Fox Valley, a cleaning service provider in eastern Wisconsin, will pay $200,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. ...

  • BEAUMONT, Texas – The Modern Group, Ltd. (TMG), headquartered in Beaumont, Texas, and one of its subsidiaries, Dragon Rig Sales and Service, LLC, a manufacturing and service company which builds oil...

  • JACKSON, Miss. – Headquartered in Tennessee, Tractor Supply Company, the nation’s largest rural lifestyle retailer with over 2,400 stores and more than 50,000 employees, has agreed to pay $75,000 ...

  • NEW YORK – Maximum Security NYC, Inc., a security company headquartered in Queens, New York, will pay a former employee $22,500 and implement an anti-discrimination policy and training program to re...

  • GLASGOW, Mont. – NorVal Electric Cooperative, Inc., a utility serving Northeast Montana, agreed to pay $50,000 to a former employee and provide other injunctive relief to resolve a sexual harassment...

  • ATLANTA – Reliable Maintenance Solutions, Inc., which provides quarry services for mine sites in Georgia, violated federal law when it refused to hire an applicant because of his disability, the U.S...

  • ATLANTA – Lubin Logistics Company, which operates as a package delivery contractor for the international shipping brand FedEx, violated federal law when it fired an employee because of his disabilit...

  • BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Chipotle Services, LLC will pay $50,000 to a former crew member at its Prattville, Alabama restaurant location and will provide other relief to resolve a sexual harassment lawsuit...

  • MEMPHIS, Tenn. – J.H.S. Holdings, LLC, and 4Top Hospitality Group, Inc., owners of Amerigo Italian Restaurant, will pay $60,000 and furnish other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...

  • MEMPHIS -- Barrett Distribution Centers, LLC will pay $60,000 and furnish other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) lawsuit for unlawful retaliation against an emplo...

  • BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Erie Construction Mid-West, LLC, a construction company headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, and doing business in Dallas, Texas, agreed to pay $99,000 and provide other relief to settl...

  • ODESSA, Texas – Liberty Energy, Inc. doing business as Liberty Oilfield Services, LLC, will pay $265,000 to settle a race and national origin discrimination lawsuit brought on behalf of three mechan...

  • ATLANTA – Covenant Woods Senior Living, LLC and BrightSpace Senior Living, LLC (together, “Covenant Woods”), which operate the Covenant Woods retirement community in Columbus, Georgia, will pay ...

  • WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published final guidance on harassment in the workplace, “Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace.” By prov...

  • CLEVELAND – TA Dedicated (formerly known as Transport America) and Transportation Enterprise Services, trucking companies that operate under the parent TFI International, Inc., will pay $460,000 and...

Employment Discrimination and Harassment - Filing a Charge with EEOC, IDHR or Others 

If you are a victim of discrimination, you may wish to file a charge of discrimination with a governmental agency and retain an attorney to represent you during the administrative proceedings and for litigation, if necessary. The various administrative agencies that can investigate your employer for discrimination are as follows:

  • U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

    The EEOC permits a charge to be filed within 300 days of the discrimination.
    Telephone Number: (312) 353-2713 or (312) 353-2421 (TTD) or (312) 353-7355 (fax).
    Address: 500 W. Madison, Suite 2800, Chicago, Illinois 60611.
    Office hours are: Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
    Charge intake hours are: Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

  • Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR)

    The IDHR permits a charge to be filed within 180 days from the discrimination.
    Telephone number: (312) 814-6200 or (312) 263-1579 (TTD) or (312) 814-1541 (fax).
    Address: James R. Thompson Center, 100 W. Randolph, Suite 10-100, Chicago, Illinois 60610.
    Office hours are: Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
    Charge intake hours are: Monday through Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
    Other forms of discrimination covered include: Housing, Public Accommodations, Credit Transactions, and Sexual Harassment in Higher Education.

    Click here to see a flow chart regarding the charge process from the 
    Human Rights Commission

  • The Chicago Commission on Human Relations (CCHR)

    The ICHR permits a charge to be filed within 180 days of the discrimination. 
    Telephone Number: (312) 744-4111 or (312) 744-1088 (TTD).
    Address: 740 N. Sedgwick, 3rd Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60610.
    Office hours are: Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
    Charge intake hours are the same.
    Other forms of discrimination covered include: Housing, Public Accommodations, Credit Bonding and Transactions.

  • Cook County Commission on Human Rights (CCCHR)

    The CCHR permits a charge to be filed within 180 days from the discrimination.
    Telephone number: (312) 603-1100 or (312) 603-1101 (TDD) or (312) 603-9988 (fax)
    Address    : 69 W. Washington St., Suite 2900, Chicago, Illinois 60602.
    Office hours are: Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
    Charge intake hours are: Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
    Other forms of discrimination covered include: Housing, Public Accommodations, and Credit Transactions.

  • U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR)

    The OCR permits a charge to be filed within 180 days from the discrimination.
    Telephone number: (312) 886-8434 or (312) 353-4888 (fax)
    Address: 111 North Canal Street, Suite 1053, Chicago, IL 60606-7204
    E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Housing Discrimination

In addition to the agencies listed above, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) accepts and investigates charges of discrimination in housing. HUD operates an extensive program that enforces housing discrimination laws, and awards damages and expenses to victims. Click here to file an online discrimination charge with HUD. In the alternative, residents of  Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin, may contact HUD at:   

  • Chicago Regional Office of FHEO

    U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
    Ralph H. Metcalfe Federal Building
    77 West Jackson Boulevard, Room 2101
    Chicago, Illinois 60604-3507
    (312) 353-7776 ext. 2453
    1-800-765-9372
    TTY (312) 353-7143


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