After suffering a work-related injury, the hope is that your employer will allow you to recover and then to return when you’re fit. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. Some people find themselves facing an employer who does not act in good faith.
If you were injured on the job and fired after, our Schaumburg workers’ compensation attorneys can help you understand your rights, including your right to workers’ compensation benefits.
Does Illinois Law Protect You from Being Fired After a Work Injury?
To answer questions of whether it’s legal to fire an employee after they’re injured, it’s important to understand why an employer might try to fire an injured employee in the first place. Illinois doesn’t have a law that flatly prohibits firing an injured worker. What it does have are strong protections against firing someone in retaliation for filing or intending to file a workers’ compensation claim.