Employment discrimination occurs when an employer intentionally terminates or takes other adverse job action against an employee because of the employee’s protected classification or traits, such as age, race, gender, etc.
Prima Facie Case of Age Discrimination
In order to prove an age discrimination case, an employee must establish that: (1) he or she is in the […]
Age discrimination is a form of employment discrimination that is unlawful under federal law (the Age Discrimination in Employment Act) and Illinois law (the […]
Under the Family and Medical Leave Act, an employer with 50 or more employees is required to provide an eligible employee with up to […]
New Protections for Pregnant Employees
Effective January 1, 2015, Public Act 98-1050 amended the Illinois Human Rights Act to establish pregnancy as an independent protected […]
Pregnancy discrimination is a form of gender discrimination that is unlawful under federal law (the Pregnancy Discrimination Act) and Illinois law (the Illinois Human […]
Yes. Adverse employment action against a male employee because of his gender is also unlawful, and provides the basis for a gender/reverse gender discrimination […]
The elements of a prima facie case of sex discrimination are essentially the same as with other protected class discrimination. The employee must demonstrate that […]
Gender discrimination occurs when an employer treats an employee differently because of their gender. Gender discrimination is also known as sex discrimination. Gender discrimination […]
If an employer terminates an employee for unfair reasons or under circumstances that are totally unfair, the employee does not have legal recourse against […]
If an employer terminates an employee due to a mistake or bad business judgment, the employee does not have legal recourse against the employer. […]
