There are many good reasons for which a company fires one of its employees. Some of these reasons are: Theft by the employee; The employee is not performing well; The employee is deliberately violating company rules and policies; and/or The employee is insubordinate. But, strangely, not all good reasons for firing an employee lead to…

Recently a client asked if she could fire an “at-will” employee who was working less than “90 days.” Within this question, I could see many employment law concerns colliding with each other and causing confusion. In this article, I will clarify these confusing issues with the hope that it will help many readers. 90 DAY…

I am getting an increasing number of phone calls from very nervous people who have heard that the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) is now auditing Illinois companies based solely on the fact that the company had a prior IDES audit involving alleged “misclassification of independent contractors” (“follow-up audits”). In the past, the IDES…

In this case, American Airlines looks like a harsh and unreasonable employer. The Claimant was an American Airlines employee who was fired by American Airlines for merely helping a passenger obtain a seating upgrade and also giving the passenger some champagne for the flight. REASON AMERICAN AIRLINES WAS UPSET: American Airlines decided that the Claimant…