Legal Question in Employment Law in Illinois
My agency was losing money because we had to always call in a maintenance person to fix things because the two part time janitoral staff didn't know how to fix things (ie, hang doors, blinds, put in door knobs, put up/take down partitions, putting together baby beds, doors, toilets, etc). They only cleaned the bathrooms, swept and mopped the floors. Taking that into consideration and the need of the organization, I gave the two part timers a two week notice and told them the agency needed to bring on a full time maintenance technician that would be in charge of keeping the five locations cleaned as well as all the work orders that they generate (ie. stated above), which is a lot. I received a letter today from an attorney stating that one of the part time employee had filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the agency. The person hired is an experienced carpenter and he received the same pay as the two part timers. The agency has been able to save money because we do not have to call in outside contractors to do what the new Facilities Technician does.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Is there an employment contract? What is the basis for the wrongful termination claim? From the facts you present, it sounds like you have a pretty good defense, but you obviously need to discuss this with an attorney so that the relevant documents can be reviewed.
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