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Was Firing Injured Maintenance Worker for ‘Theft’ a Snow-Job?
Was Firing Injured Maintenance Worker for ‘Theft’ a Snow-Job?

What Do You Think? In Illinois, an employee bringing a retaliatory discharge claim has to prove he was fired because he exercised a right under the Workers’ Compensation Act. While the employer doesn’t have to […]
Did Fired Chef with Knee Injury have Basic Ingredients for Retaliation Case?
Did Fired Chef with Knee Injury have Basic Ingredients for Retaliation Case?

What Do You Think? Employees who are fired because they are taking workers’ compensation leave can sue their employers for retaliation. As one case shows, an employer’s comments prior to the termination, when combined with […]
Did Employer Manufacture Mobile Home Manager’s Flaws so it Could Fire Her?
Did Employer Manufacture Mobile Home Manager’s Flaws so it Could Fire Her?

A number of factors can raise or quell suspicions that an employer terminated an employee in retaliation for filing a workers’ compensation claim. A case involving a property manager highlights some of the actions that […]
Could Hilton Convince Court to Dispense with Fired Housekeeper’s Retaliation Lawsuit?
Could Hilton Convince Court to Dispense with Fired Housekeeper’s Retaliation Lawsuit?

What Do You Think? Timing is often a key factor in whether an employee’s retaliation claim succeeds. Courts tend to place a lot of weight on how much time passed between the claim and the […]
Could Worker Glued to Cell Phone during FMLA Leave Sue for Retaliation?
Could Worker Glued to Cell Phone during FMLA Leave Sue for Retaliation?

What Do You Think? A recent Illinois case involving a city worker who was seen socializing and making cell phone calls when she was supposed to be caring for her ailing father highlights the importance […]
Was Firing Employee whose Husband was Terminal FMLA Retaliation?
Was Firing Employee whose Husband was Terminal FMLA Retaliation?

What Do You Think? The FMLA allows an eligible employee to take leave to care for a spouse or other family member. Employees that interfere with that right risk retaliation lawsuits. A case involving a […]
Did Supervisor’s Text, Comments Show Walmart Manager Lost Job due to Retaliation?
Did Supervisor’s Text, Comments Show Walmart Manager Lost Job due to Retaliation?

What Do You Think? Boothwyn, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Comments and texts from supervisors can sometimes support an employee’s claim of retaliation. But as a case involving a Walmart store manager shows, the employee still needs to […]
Did WC Claim Cause Meat Plant to Put Worker’s Job in Grinder?
Did WC Claim Cause Meat Plant to Put Worker’s Job in Grinder?

What Do You Think? Sioux Falls, SD (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The steps a company takes to either fuel or put the brakes on an employee’s workers’ compensation retaliation claim tend to repeat themselves from case to […]