Illinois Questions and Answers

Am I being blackballed?
I was recently at an interview where the interviewer called my previous employer and asked the question: "Why was he terminated?" She replied, "He had an attendance problem." --I heard her voice with ...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 15, 2003 9:39 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Vacation Pay
My former company is denying a vacation pay payment because they claim there is no vacation accrual implied in the employee handbook. However, the wording does stipulate that "upon completion" of spec...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 10, 2003 12:27 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

SEVERANCE AGREEMENT
I signed a severance agreement in exchange for nine weeks of pay. The company paid me 4 weeks of pay and stopped. The agreement states when severance pay either in full or part is denied, I should get...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 3, 2003 3:00 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Salary cut after signing non-compete - Is it valid?
I signed a noncompete disclosure 4 years ago that said I signed it as an acceptance of the offer of employment. My offer of employment specifically stated a starting salary and hourly wage. In the las...
2 answers  |  asked Nov 18, 2003 4:32 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Is a Non Compete Valid if your Terminated Before 90 days?
Is a non-compete that I signed valid if I was training on the job for 4 weeks and terminated after 6 weeks for inappropriate use of company email? NOTE - I did not "sell" to any clients, did not go on...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 1, 2003 1:52 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Am I entitled to any severance package according to the jurisprudence ?
I am a French citizen and a Green Card holder here in the US. I ve been working as a sales executive with the same company, a French Software House for the past 8 years : 2 years in France 2 years in ...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 27, 2003 1:16 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Mandatory 50 hour work week for salary workers.
The big boss decided to make it manadatory for the entire engineering office to work 50 hour work weeks for the next two months. No explanation was given and no compensation was mentioned for working ...
2 answers  |  asked Oct 1, 2003 11:34 AM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

required to work 52 hrs or be fired
A female friend of mine recently refused to work over 52 hrs a week, several other people in the finanical department are on medical leave because of heart attacks and long working hours and she feels...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 20, 2003 11:03 AM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

State Unemployment Benefit Eligibility
In Illinois, if an individual is let go from his job and he accepts a severance package that includes a year's pay, is he still eligible for unemployment benefits from the state?
1 answer  |  asked Sep 9, 2003 1:37 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Legal and court cost responsibility?
I believe I have a valid claim against my prior employer for breach of my employment contract. In Illinois, if this were to be litigated and I won, would the employer be required to pay my legal and c...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 8, 2003 4:04 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois