Two Illinois Holiday Inn Employees File Discrimination Lawsuit
Two employees of the Elmburst Holiday Inn filed sexual orientation discrimination complaints with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") and Illinois Department of Human Rights ("IDHR"). According to public documents in the case, both men received comments from their manager based on their sexual orientation.
Apparently the manager in question is no longer working for the company but that doesn't help the two men. In Illinois complaints of discrimination are filed with either the EEOC or IDHR and if filed with the IDHR, they are cross-filed by that agency automatically with the EEOC. The amount of damages that can be awarded by the IDHR (acutally the Human Rights Commission) are lost back wages, future lost wages, medical expenses, emotional distress, attorney fees and you can ask for reinstatement if you no longer work there.
