Illinois Questions and Answers

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3 answers  |  asked Dec 8, 2011 09:43 AM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

What does the term "rescission period" mean in a severance package?
This is the paragraph from my severance package that I would like clarified. Payment of your severance will be made to you in thirteen (13) biweekly installments, the first of which will be paid as so...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 17, 2011 07:33 AM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Will a cancelled contract constitute a violation of non-compete?
I signed a non_compete agreement with my employer, but also have some clients of my own. A prospective client contacted my employer by mistake to engage my services, however cancelled the contract bef...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 9, 2011 1:52 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Is it illegal to not pay for breaks under twenty minutes according to federal law?
I've been working for a company for the past two years and have never been paid for breaks, is this illegal and can I file a lawsuit for the back pay due, and resulting overtime.
2 answers  |  asked Oct 5, 2011 12:40 AM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Is an employer allowed to continually give bad references?
I was let go from a job and have been unable to find work since. There is no reason I should still be unemployed I am good at my job. I left a previous job to go to the one I was let go from and shoul...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 21, 2011 11:10 AM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

FMLA and STD
i have been on short term disability since july 15th 2011 and i am supposed to return to my job by october 5th. If i do not return i will be terminated. But on september 26th i have to go in for surge...
3 answers  |  asked Sep 20, 2011 4:35 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Can I sue to recieve payment on a commission.
I was the sales rep for a large US based firm when we sold a multi million dollar software deal. The firm paid everyone involved with the account per their sales plan but they decided to short me on t...
2 answers  |  asked Sep 8, 2011 10:13 AM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Can my emplyer, who receives state funding, dock me for two days when I missed one due to illness?
I missed 4 days total and brought in a doctor's note. My employer is going to dock my pay for 8 days because he says July is a blackout month, and employees may not be absent during this time. I am sa...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 14, 2011 9:58 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

is small claims a way to collect wages ?
I am a over the raod truck driver. I had worked for a small company this year located in illinois. In march last year I went without getting paid a full month,This employer was contracting through a b...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 13, 2011 8:10 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Is it discrimination for an employer to hire a union position after elimination of nonunion jobs?
The City I worked for eliminated my position as well as another non-union position due to "financial circumstances" of the City. The Mayor & Council have publically stated that the City is going to ha...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 11, 2011 07:28 AM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois