Illinois Questions and Answers

Equal Pay Discrimination Yes or No?
Me: Work for a niche management consulting firm that concentrates solely on specific industry segment (architecture/engineering firms). Have MBA, PMP, relevant industry experience and prior consulting...
4 answers  |  asked Jan 23, 2010 2:54 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

How is severance pay taxed?
In the agreement they want me to sign they want me to accept all tax liability. If it's considered income shouldn't the corp. pay normal payroll taxes and insurances? How do you get an agreement revie...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 19, 2010 3:39 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

How do I make it stop?
I am a 40+ yrs. old African-American male flight attendant for a domestic airline. I have been employed for several years. Throughout the duration of my employment as a flight attendant, I have repeat...
4 answers  |  asked Jan 16, 2010 3:09 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Cutting duties and salary
I am a salaried female supervisor who works at two facilities. The policy of my employer is to pay a certain percentage over base salary to perform duties at two different facilities. Several years ag...
2 answers  |  asked Dec 28, 2009 3:49 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

I am a disabled veteran who work for the VA since 1990 and has been refused at least 18 jobs promoti
1 answer  |  asked Dec 28, 2009 1:14 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

was I wrongfully terminated
I was terminated they say for sexual harassment, by a student who claimed I tired to grab her and kiss her, the director of my department state it was base on pass history, but I never had any inciden...
2 answers  |  asked Dec 23, 2009 06:59 AM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

what is my options when I am being accused of sexual harassment
I was sent home without pay 12 days ago for sexual harassment of a student who training at RUSH Uni Med Cen while they invesgitat, the student claim I grab her in the elevator and tried to kiss her, a...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 22, 2009 1:10 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

How long does a discharged employee have to accept a severance pay offer?
Employee is over 40. We allowed 21 days from discharge Nov 2 2009. Another month will have passed without a response to accept, reject, or counteroffer as of Dec 23. We did not write in an "end date" ...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 16, 2009 12:27 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

short term medical/payout of EIB earned
Hospital I work 4/just anounced the outsourcing of our jobs-very next day the outsource company met with us & offered us our jobs on a probationary period upon termination by the hospital-haspital has...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 21, 2009 7:50 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Did a co-worker defame me?
I was recently accused by a co-worker of harrassment and that she felt physically threatened by me. She went to human resources who found that her "proof" was not either. But do I have the right to sa...
2 answers  |  asked Nov 11, 2009 3:32 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois