Illinois Questions and Answers

Is it discrimination if an employer avoids scheduling higher pay scale employees on Sunday?
Employees that have been with the company for a substantial amount of time are "grandfathered in" to be paid time and a half on Sundays. Newer employees are paid their hourly rate plus a dollar when w...
2 answers  |  asked Oct 29, 2010 8:20 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Can my previous employer put my pay to minimum wage on my las check when i make more than that ?
My employer when i was let go gave me my last check and my pay was down to minimum wage i hope this is illegal.
2 answers  |  asked Oct 22, 2010 7:51 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

If compnay not registered in IL, can they enforce Non compete?
My question involves employment and labor law for the state of: IL and NJ I Work in IL at a client place through a vendor from IL since June 2008. I am employee of a company based in NJ. this company ...
2 answers  |  asked Oct 15, 2010 08:32 AM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Salary employee isn't getting paid for days the company decides to close the office
I'm a salary paid network administrator for a company in IL. My company requires all employees to use a vacation day if they want to get paid when the company decides to close for a day, for example w...
3 answers  |  asked Oct 7, 2010 5:40 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Sexual Harrassment and Unemployment
I work for a very small company with 4 employees. The owner of the small company I work for has been looking at porn at work. Every time I move from my desk I see awful images. He sometimes does try t...
4 answers  |  asked Sep 23, 2010 07:30 AM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

What can be done as we are being accused of receiving unemployment benefits while husband was employ
My husband is being accused of receiving unemployment benefits from the State of IL while working in 2009. When the letter was initially received we sent a letter to the IDES from an attorney immediat...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 17, 2010 2:49 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

What personal information can your employer request?
HR has given each employee an employee data sheet to complete. Some of the info requested includes children's names and spouse cell phone number, and personal cell phone number. Am I required to provi...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 13, 2010 09:00 AM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Docked pay due to use of FMLA
I am on approved intermittent FMLA due to my son's disability. Both my supervisor and HR director dislike FMLA and have made working very difficult. Since I am salaried and also exempt from receiving ...
2 answers  |  asked Aug 23, 2010 1:14 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

FMLA time
I am currently on intermittent FMLA leave in order to care for my disabled son. My boss is extremely against FMLA to the point of putting a letter in my file for excessive absenteeism. Since I also ha...
2 answers  |  asked Jul 13, 2010 10:01 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

medical payment taken out of vacation payment
My husband was let go from his job mid June. He got paid every 2 weeks and medical was always taken out in each check to equal the monthly payment of roughly $240. Before his layoff he was paid and he...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 10, 2010 09:54 AM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois