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The Whistle Blower Act in Illinois protects employees who reveal illegal acts their employers are involved in to the law or the government. This can lead to retaliatory action from their employee. In Illinois or in any U.S. state, employers are retaliating if they try...

Illinois does not have clear cut laws when it comes to suing former employers for retaliatory discharge. Just because an employer has been unfair in firing an employee does not necessarily mean the employee is entitled to compensation. In Illinois, retaliatory...

Exposing an employer who does not take the safety of his/her employees seriously or is involved in fraudulent business practices is your right as an employee. However, some employers can retaliate by terminating the employment of the whistleblower. Aptly named the...

If you suffer from a serious health condition at work or have a family member who has taken ill, taking time off to take care of yourself or them should be your main concern. However, an uncooperative boss can make you stress out, which can further exacerbate your...

Federal and state laws protect employee discrimination on certain characteristics in Illinois workplaces across the state. However, depending on what type of employer you have, the complaint has to be made in a specific manner and to a specific entity. For federal...

According to the Illinois Human Rights Act, employers cannot discriminate employees on the basis of their gender. While penalties are strict, the trend is still apparent in workplaces across the state however - in a subtler way. Gender bias has no place in business,...

Before 2015, workplace laws in Illinois were insufficient when it came to protecting the rights of pregnant women and new mothers in the workplace. All that changed when lawmakers realized these employees were often discriminated against, fired or forced to go on...