Aponte v. IL Worker's Compensation Commission

  1. March 05, 2026

    Ill. Agency Beats Ex-Worker's Race Bias, Retaliation Lawsuit

    An Illinois state agency defeated a former employee's lawsuit claiming she was mistreated by her supervisor and fired because she's Black and Latina, with an Illinois federal judge saying Thursday that she hadn't overcome the agency's assertion that she was let go for violating workplace policies.

  2. February 08, 2021

    Ill. Agency Escapes Several Claims In Ex-Worker's Bias Suit

    An Illinois federal judge on Monday tossed a number of claims from a former state worker's compensation commission employee's discrimination suit, saying she can replead her race bias allegations but must exhaust administrative remedies for her retaliation and age bias claims.