Legal Question in Employment Law in Illinois

I work for a thrid party company. I shuttle drive for a hotel. On monday after the holiday weekend i received an email in my personal email (that's how they choose to send schedule or communicate) pertaining to how I left the condition of the shuttle. I left on red eye newspaper in the vehicle and one folded up target bag in the garbage. that was all that was in the garbage. there was a broom that had tipped over. The director of the hotel seems to have it out for me. He comes in monday, takes pictures of it, which he sent to me, and carbon copied all of the other managers in the hotel. he doesn't send any other of the drivers this kind of stuff. today when i returned to work it seemed as if one of the managers tried to see where i stood on this because he received it. all of them did. what kind of case is this. Discrimination?


Asked on 1/07/11, 3:12 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Betty Tsamis Tsamis Law Firm PC

An employer in Illinois can harass you or discriminate against you UNLESS it is because of your "protected status." This means if the director "has it out" for you because of (for example) of your race, sex, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, military status, disability, religion, or other protected class, a compliant you may have made, you might have a claim for discrimination. If the manager simply does not like you, you have little recourse unless there is a collective bargaining agreement in place. In the case of the latter, you would have to ask your union to file a grievance on your behalf.

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Answered on 1/12/11, 3:59 pm


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