(745 ILCS 5/1.5)
Sec. 1.5.
Exceptions; State employees.
(a) An employee, former employee, or prospective
employee of the State who is aggrieved by any conduct or action or inaction of
the State that would constitute a violation of the Age Discrimination in
Employment Act of
1967, 29 U.S.C. 621 et seq., as amended, if committed by an employer covered by
that Act may bring an
action under
the Age Discrimination in
Employment Act of 1967 against the State in State circuit court or federal
court.
(b) An employee of the State who is aggrieved by any conduct or action or
inaction of the State that would constitute a violation of the Fair Labor
Standards Act of 1938, 29
U.S.C. 201 et seq., as amended, if committed by an employer covered by that Act
may bring an action under
the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 against the State in State circuit court
or federal court.
(c) An employee, former employee, or prospective
employee of the State who is aggrieved by any conduct or action or inaction of
the State that would constitute a violation of the Family and Medical Leave
Act,
29 U.S.C. 2601
et seq., as amended, if committed by an employer covered by that Act may bring
an
action under
the
Family and Medical Leave Act against the State in State circuit court or
federal court.
(d) An employee, former employee, or prospective
employee of the State who is aggrieved by any conduct or action or inaction of
the State that would constitute a violation of the Americans with Disabilities
Act of 1990, 42
U.S.C. 12101 et seq., as amended, if committed by an employer covered by that
Act may bring an action under
the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 against the State in State circuit
court or federal court.
(e) An employee, former employee, or prospective employee of the State
who
is
aggrieved by any conduct or action or inaction of the State that would
constitute a
violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000e et
seq., as
amended, if committed by an employer covered by that Act may bring an
action under
Title VII of the Civil
Rights Act of
1964 against the State in State circuit court or federal court.
(Source: P.A. 93-414, eff. 1-1-04.)
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