While there are federal laws in place to protect employees from various types of discrimination in the workplace, there are also anti-discrimination laws in the state of Illinois that are in place order to further protect employees from workplace discrimination. In the state of Illinois, employers are required to abide by the following federal laws: Fair Labor Standards Act […]
This entry was Posted in Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Employment Law Violations, Employment Laws, Gender Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Wrongful TerminationTagged antidiscrimination laws in illinois, bing, Discrimination, discrimination lawyer, employee discrimination, employee law, employer issues, employment attorneys, Employment Law, employment lawyer, google, hiring an employment lawyer, illinois employment laws, yahoo on July 22, 2015
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Most jobs, in most states, are considered at-will employment. While this is a common practice, many employees do not understand what at-will employment really means. What Is At-Will Employment? At-will employment means that your employment is exactly that, at will, and your employer can terminate your employment at any time, for any reason. However, the […]
This entry was Posted in At-Will Employment, Discrimination, Employer Retaliation, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Employment Law Violations, Employment Laws, Family and Medical Leave, Family Medical Leave Act, FMLA, Gender Discrimination, USERRA, Wrongful TerminationTagged at will employment, bing, Discrimination, discrimination lawyer, employee discrimination, employee law, employer issues, employment attorney, Employment Law, employment lawyer, google, hiring an employment lawyer, yahoo on July 9, 2015
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) filed a lawsuit on behalf an employee that was allegedly fired for not executing a medical release relating to a Fitness-for-Duty examination to return to work. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) an employer may require an employee to submit to a medical examination if the employer has a reasonable belief that the employee […]
This entry was Posted in Employment LawTagged ada, attorney, bing, Discrimination, eeoc, employee discrimination, employee law, employee rights, employment contracts, employment discrimination, equal employment opportunity, google, law, lawyer, medical records, yahoo on September 23, 2014
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When an employee or job applicant believes he has been discriminated against by a private employer he can file a charge with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (or a state or municipal agency like the Illinois Human Rights Commission, the Cook County Commission on Human Rights or the Chicago Commission on Human Rights). But if the employer […]
This entry was Posted in Discrimination, Employment LawTagged attorney, bing, Discrimination, eeoc, eeoc-idhr, employee discrimination, employee law, employee rights, employment contracts, employment discrimination, google, law, lawyer, yahoo on September 17, 2014
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