Legal Question in Employment Law in Illinois

Employment law?

I am a professor. My contract is for 9 months of the year, but since 1994 (and intermittently prior to that) I have taught summer courses continuously. So I have come to rely on that income. This year I may be denied the ability to teach summer courses because of changes in the way the system is run. It has been common practice to let professors, such as myself, who are 3 years to retirement, teach summer courses so as to increase their eventual retirement income. If I am not able to teach this summer, that will significantly reduce the relevant average for computing my retirement income. So, summer work has never been available contractually, but since I've done it since at least 94, do I have any sort of ''reasonable expectation'' argument? Do I have any other legal argument? Thanks, HD


Asked on 4/28/07, 12:00 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Zedrick Braden III Ainsworth & Associates PC

Re: Employment law?

Hello. In my opinion, you do have a reasonable expectation of receiving this income. I would write a letter voicing my concerns and advising the school that you were relying on this income; see what happens. Although you do not have a right to demand this benefit based upon a written contract, there appears to be an argument that you can make that points to the fact that there is a practice of allowing you to work for the summer and that the university may be forcing you work more and receive less pay. Will be happy to discuss this with you further and in more detail.

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Answered on 4/29/07, 2:05 am


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