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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...

Below is an explanation of the various laws, the relevant agencies, the requirements for coverage and damages that may be award to victims. This chart may assist in determining the appropriate agency to handle your complaint or charge of discrimination.

Agencies to Contact

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR)   

Cook County  Commission on Human Rights (CCCHR)

The Chicago Commission on Human Relations. (CCHR)

Types of Discrimination Covered

-Race
-Color
-Sex
-Sexual Harrassment
-National Origin
-Ancestry
-Age
-Disability
-Retaliation

-Race
-Color
-Religion
-Sex
-Sexual Harrassment
-National Origin
-Ancestry
-Age
-Disability
-Marital Status
-Retaliation
-Unfavorable Military Discharge
-Military Status
-Aiding/Abetting
-Willful Interference
-Coercion
-Arrest Record
-Citizenship Status

-Race
-Color
-Religion
-Sex
-Sexual Harrassment
-National Origin
-Ancestry
-Age
-Marital Status
-Disability
-Retaliation
-Parental Status
-Sexual Orientation
-Source of Income
-Military Discharge
-Status
-Housing Status
-Aiding/Abetting
-Willful Interference

-Race
-Color
-Religion
-Sex
-Sexual Harrassment
-National Origin
-Ancestry
-Age
-Marital Status
-Disability
-Parental Status
-Sexual Orientation
-Source of Income
-Military Discharge
-Status
-Limited Retaliation

Geographic Limitations

Violation occured within U.S. or at U.S. companies located outside U.S.

Violation occurred within Illinois   

Violation occurred within Cook County

Violation occurred within the City of Chicago

Time Limitations

Charge may be filed within 300 days of discrimination.

Charge may be filed within 180 days of discrimination.

Charge may be filed within 180 days of discrimination.

Charge may be filed within 180 days of discrimination

Who Can Be Sued

Employers with at least 15 employees for Title VII and ADA claims, with at least 20 employees for ADEA and with at least 1 employee for Equal Pay Act, state and local governments and educational institutions

-Labor Organizations
-Apprenticeship/
Training Programs
-Employment Agencies

Employers with at lease 15 employees; Employers with at least 1 employee ofr disability, sexual harassment, public contractors, state and local government units or apprenticeship/
training programs

-Labor Organizations
-Employment Agencies
-Individuals

 

Employers (no minimum number of employees)

-Labor Organizations
-Employment Agencies
-Individuals

Employers (no minimum number of employees)

-Labor Organizations
-Employment Agencies
-Individuals

Kinds of Relief Available

Make whole damages (such as back pay, lost benefits and reinstatement)

-Compensatory Damages

-Punitive Damages

 


-Injuctive Relief, including emergency relief

 

 


-Attorneys Fees for Prevailing Complainant

Make whole damages (such as back pay, lost benefits and emotional distress damages)

 

 

-Other Damages (such as interest)

-Injuctive Relief (such as reinstatement and barring contracts with the State), including emergency relief

-Attorneys Fees for Prevailing Complainant

 

 

Make whole damages (such as back pay, lost benefits and emotional distress damages)

 

-Punitive Damages

-Other Damages (such as interest)

-Injunctive Relief (such as reinstatement), including emergency relief

-Fines to the County

-Attorneys Fees for Prevailing Complainant

Make whole damages (such as back pay, lost benefits and emotional distress damages)

 

-Punitive Damages

-Other Damages (such as interest)

-Injunctive Relief (such as reinstatement)

 

-Fines to the City


-Attorneys Fees for Prevailing Complainant

Agency Contact Information

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Chicago District Office
500 W. Madison
Suite 2800
Chicago, Illinois 60611
(312) 353-2713, 2714
(312) 353-2421 (TDD)
(312) 353-7355 (Fax)

Illinois Department of Human Rights
James R. Thompson Center
100 W. Randolph
Suite 10-100
Chicago, Illinois 60610
(312) 814-6200
(312) 263-1579 (TDD)
(312) 814-1541(Fax)

Cook County Commission on Human Rights
69 W. Washington St.
Suite 2900
Chicago, Illinois 60602
(312) 603-1100
(312) 603-1101 (TDD)
(312) 603-9988(Fax)

Chicago Commission on Human Relations
740 N. Sedgwick
3rd Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60610
(312) 744-4111(312) 744-1088(TDD)
(312) 744-1081(Fax)

Office Hours

Office Hours:
Monday through Friday
8:30-5:00

 

Intake Hours Monday through Friday
8:30-12:00
1:00-3:30

Office Hours:
Monday through Friday
8:30-5:00

 

Intake Hours Monday through Thursday
8:30-5:00

Office Hours:
Monday through Friday
8:30-5:00

 

Intake Hours Monday through Friday
8:30-5:00

Office Hours:
Monday through Friday
9:00-5:00 (2 copies of all filings required)

Intake Hours:
Monday through Friday
9:00-5:00

Other Forms of Discrimination Covered

 

Housing, Public Accommodations, Credit Transactions, and Sexual Harassment in Higher Education.

Housing, Public Accommodations, and Credit Transactions.

Housing, Public Accommodations, Credit Bonding and Transactions.


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