Legal Question in Employment Law in Illinois

My husband is sueing a former employer who fired him for contrived reasons (the man who fired him was operating a personal business using my husband's employer resources (ups acct, boxes, packing, etc). We are sueing for wrongful termination and Whistler Blower. My husband complained to the GM and 3 days later the guy he complained about fired him (his senior manager). My husband had worked at the company for 30 years and was fired at the age 55. In discovery, we asked for a copy of employee handbook where it states many rules that were broken in the manner of which my husband was terminated. His former employer sent a handbook that was dated 2 years after he was fired and also had a disclaimer saying it was not a contract. Can we still sue for employer breaking a contract (handbook of the correct time may not have that disclaimer)?


Asked on 10/07/11, 11:22 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Betty Tsamis Tsamis Law Firm PC

If you are suing on a breach of contract theory there must be a contract. If the version of the handbook your husband was subject to lacks a statement disclaiming that it is a contract, you might be able to prevail. Do you have an attorney?

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Answered on 10/07/11, 12:08 pm


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