Employment Law Blog
Posted on May 29, 2013
There are many employees who have no idea that they are being virtually spied on by the companies they work for. There are many employers today who monitor their workers' usage of company phones, ...
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Posted on May 22, 2013
Sexual harassment can occur in many different forms. One of the most common forms is quid pro quo sexual harassment. This occurs when a person loses his or her job or does not obtain certain job ...
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Posted on May 15, 2013
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) allows employees who meet certain qualifications to take an unpaid leaves of absence for up to 12 weeks and still have their healthcare benefits and jobs ...
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Posted on May 8, 2013
While you might not be your company's CEO or someone in a high management position, you still deserve certain levels of respect in your workplace. You have a right to be compensated fairly and in ...
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Posted on Aug 21, 2012
On April 20, 2012, the Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC) concluded that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) protects transgender people from discrimination on the basis of sex. The ...
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Posted on Aug 20, 2012
Michael v. Precision Alliance Group Illinois is an "at-will" employment state, which means that generally, an employer may fire an employee for any reason – or no reason at all. ...
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Posted on Jul 12, 2012
Employees May Have Recourse Against Their Employers for Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress The Illinois Workers' Compensation Act ("IWCA") is the exclusive remedy in Illinois ...
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Posted on Jul 12, 2012
Many employees in Illinois are subject to non-compete agreements with their employers or former employers. Recently, the law in Illinois regarding when such agreements are enforceable has changed. In ...
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Posted on Jul 12, 2012
Illinois is an at-will employment state. Generally, that means that employers can terminate an employee for any reason at all except an illegal reason. One exception to the employee-at-will doctrine ...
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Posted on Jul 12, 2012
Circumstantial Evidence in Discrimination Cases. Plaintiffs who sue their employer for discrimination are often convinced (and often, correctly so) that some adverse employment action [1] done to them ...
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