Employment Litigation

Like most other states, Illinois follows what is called the employment at-will doctrine. In practice, the default is that employers in the Chicago area may terminate an employee for any reason or even no reason at all. As many people know already, there are several...

Employers in Illinois have a responsibility to create a safe, healthy work environment for their employees. Unfortunately, many employees dread going to work every day due to a hostile work environment created by company owners, managers, supervisors, and other...

Most of our readers would likely be surprised by the idea that U.S. sexual harassment lawsuits often have a significant amount of victim blaming. Indeed, this is true across the entire U.S. Fired for being too tempting? In a lawsuit that lasted from 2010 to 2013 in...

Illinois employees may know that most employment contracts across the country are at-will employments. This means that employers are free to fire anyone and employees are free to resign, without giving any notice. However, those who are contractually hired have to be...

Over the last several years there has been a lot of focus on sexual harassment and employment discrimination in America’s workplaces. The problems are serious and widespread. But not every claim of harassment or discrimination is worthy of legal action. Of course,...

Many times when people in Chicago are hired for a new job there are expectations that they will be able to work at the company until they are ready to leave. Not everyone has the choice to leave when they want though. Employers may need to fire or lay off employees...

One of the ways that Chicago businesses find success is through the acquisition and retention of strong employees. It can difficult to build a cohesive and formidable team of workers, but once it is done an entity may function with seamless organization. Getting the...

Managers, executives, and other higher-ups have a responsibility to keep their companies profitable, while maintaining a good reputation in the community. When an employee is failing to meet company standards or negatively impacting the success of a company, employers...

Many social media users post practically everything about their lives including their jobs and their employers.  Even though social media posts may be offensive, companies must balance legal requirements, employee rights, public relations and the risk of employment...

According to the Society for Human Resource Management, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regards questions about a job applicant's national origin with "extreme disfavor." Therefore, it may be more likely to accept a claim by an applicant who alleges that...