Illinois Compiled Statutes

50 ILCS 725/7 (2026)

No officer shall be discharged, disciplined, demoted, denied promotion or seniority, transferred, reassigned or otherwise discriminated against in regard to his or her employment, or be threatened with any such treatment as retaliation for or by reason of his or her exercise of the rights granted by this Act

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(50 ILCS 725/7) (from Ch. 85, par. 2568)
    Sec. 7. No officer shall be discharged, disciplined, demoted, denied promotion or seniority, transferred, reassigned or otherwise discriminated against in regard to his or her employment, or be threatened with any such treatment as retaliation for or by reason of his or her exercise of the rights granted by this Act.
(Source: P.A. 83-981.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2000–2000 · leading case: Hampton v. Vill. of Washburn, 739 N.E.2d 1019 (Ill. App. Ct. 2000).
Hampton v. Vill. of Washburn, 739 N.E.2d 1019 (Ill. App. Ct. 2000). “Specifically, plaintiff alleged that (1) defendants retaliated against him by denying him the chief of police position in violation of section 7 of the Disciplinary Act (50 ILCS 725/7 (West 1998)) because of his participation as a witness at the administrative hearing wherein he…”
Hampton v. Vill. of Washburn (Ill. App. Ct. 2000). “Specifi cally, plaintiff alleged that (1) defendants retaliated against him by denying him the chief of police position in violation of section 7 of the Disciplinary Act (50 ILCS 725/7 (West 1998)) because of his participation as a witness at the administrative hearing wherein…”
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