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Compared to other states, Illinois makes it easier for employers to get sued.
 As an Illinois employer, do you worry about your rights to hire and fire, discipline, classify exempt and nonexempt employees, and say NO – all without worrying that you're discriminating, creating a hostile work environment, violating wage law or even courting million dollar personal liability?
If you're not worried, you should be. At the very least, you should be prepared. There are land mines hidden in local living wage statutes, rural codes, the Illinois Workers' Compensation Act and other complex state laws. Aggressive lawyers are waiting for you to make any small slip-up that could land you in court and give them a big payday.
- There’s lots of leave in the Land of Lincoln. All Illinois employees are entitled to leave for school visitation or blood donation, and domestic-abuse victims and military families have special leave rights. Employers must coordinate these leaves with the Family and Medical Leave Act and their own policies. Trample the rights of any of these leave-takers and you’ll be taking leave of your cash.
- Think you can refuse to hire someone because of a dishonorable military discharge or foreign citizenship? Think again. The Illinois Human Rights Act protects many groups that the federal Civil Rights Act does not.
- Do you use day laborers? Better keep all the records the state requires under the Illinois Day and Temporary Labor Services Act or you’ll be laboring to pay legal bills.
Unlike federal lawsuits, the sky’s the limit on state-court damages. Plus, even if you win a lawsuit, legal fees could still run you $10,000 or more.
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