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Locksley O'Sullivan Wade
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Consult with an employment law attorney in your city and then you may want to...
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There are potential issues here. At a glance, there are possible claims...
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Alan James Brinkmeier
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Yes, so get the condo board to allow your radiator heating to be repaired by...
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Archibald Johns Thomas III
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Your rights as an employee depend on several things. One, whether you have a...
Archibald Johns Thomas III
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The description you gave is consistent with the possibility of retaliation for...
Brian Joseph Cohan
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You can file a lawsuit, but it will be dismissed, and the judge may force you...
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Andrew Pavlinski's answer
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It is very possible that you have a case against your employer for wrongful...
Peter LaSorsa
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You may have an age discrimination case but I would need more information....
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L. Maxwell Taylor
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I see issues including gender discrimination under Title VII and analogous...
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Michael J. Helfand
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In Illinois, most employees are "at-will," meaning that they can be fired at...
Peter LaSorsa
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You should discuss the case with an employment attorney to see if you have a...
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Andrew Pavlinski's answer
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You should refer to your employee manual for the company policy on these...
Joseph Andrew Harrison
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I second my colleagues comment from earlier in that HR policy will largely...
Evan Mclean Simpson
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Section 525(a) of the Bankruptcy Code provides, in part, that a governmental...
Laura Mcfarland-Taylor
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I agree with Mr Simpson - the Bankruptcy Code specifically states that the...
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Michael J. Helfand
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In general, it is illegal for an employer to fire an employee based on sex,...
Henry Repay
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There may be an argument that by its refusal to enforce the terms of the...
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Salim John Sheikh
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Are you wondering if you have a claim for wrongful termination? Generally...
Alan James Brinkmeier
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Contributor Level 10

In at will employment state like Illinois, either party can break the...
L. Maxwell Taylor
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Contributor Level 7

If you are an at-will employee, you can be fired for any reason or no reason,...
Salim John Sheikh
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Generally Illinois is an "at will" employment state. I would look to the...
Tanya Witt
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I believe you are stating that you signed an employment contract to work for...
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Michael J. Helfand
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You are correct to mention the at-will status of most employees in Illinois. It...
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Joseph Andrew Harrison
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Contributor Level 4

This response is intended to provide general information only. Generally,...
Diana S. Brodman Summers
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There is no direct law either state or federal, which prohibits this as long as...
Alan James Brinkmeier
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If you have a union or an employment contract you have protection. Otherwise,...
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Andrew Pavlinski's answer
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You may have a cause of action against your employer and/ or your supervisor....
Joseph Andrew Harrison
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Contributor Level 4

I tend to agree with my colleague. You may also want to visit the Illinois...

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