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Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Civil) 255.17
HUMAN RIGHTS ACT - MATERIALLY ADVERSE ACTION DEFINED -
RETALIATION CLAIM
An employment action is materially adverse if it well might have dissuaded a reasonable
employee in plaintiff’s circumstances from making a complaint or charge of [discrimination]
[harassment] [sexual harassment].
Instruction, Notes on Use and Comment approved December 2022.
Provenance
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- illinoiscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-19
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