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Archives for December 2021

Workers Are Quitting Their Jobs To Put Themselves First, But At What Cost?

Milena Crevar · December 30, 2021 ·

The pandemic has undoubtedly caused many people stress and is forcing them to quit their jobs to prioritize their mental health, child care, elder care or other issues. Most people that quit do not have to deal with unexpected consequences, but for some leaving their jobs without proper notice to the employer may be in violation of their written employment contract.

Currently Illinois is an “at-will employment” state which means that employers have the right to terminate an employee for no-cause and employees are free to leave at any time. However, written employment contracts still exist and are enforced in courts of law so long as they are not procedurally and substantively oppressive. For example, requiring an employee to pay large sums of money for ending an employment contract early could be seen as one-sided and oppressive.

If you are currently considering either signing or ending your employment contract here are things to consider:

  • Penalties for ending the contract early
  • Time off and sick pay
  • Duration of employment (start and end dates)
  • Termination (leaving the job with and without cause)
  • Policies and restrictive causes

The general rule is that the employers can recover lost profits they would have gained had the employee fulfilled their contractual obligations. Lost profits can be recovered if the profits were reasonably contemplated by both parties at the time the contract was entered into.

Before you sign the employment contract read the fine print carefully. Employment contracts are filled with legal jargon that can be confusing and sometimes misleading. Injustice can happen in many different forms and the best defense is knowing your legal rights. If you have any questions regarding your employment contract or any other specific workplace rights, please contact Milena Crevar at McKenna Storer.

Comings and Goings at McKenna Storer

Sara Cook · December 3, 2021 ·

We are very pleased to announce that we have added four new attorneys to our staff. Don Sowers a seasoned medical malpractice and general liability trial lawyer has joined us as senior trial counsel. Don has tried many cases to verdict and knows his way around the courtroom. Tracy McGonigle, of counsel has returned to the firm after many years working in the general practice, animal rights and non profit arenas. She offices in Woodstock, and we are very excited to have her back.

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McKenna Storer Firm Pizza Night

Sara Cook · December 1, 2021 ·

To celebrate the partial return to the office, the Firm enjoyed a night of making pizza from scratch (with much assistance) at Guild Row in Chicago. The evening not only featured pizza making and socializing, but a pizza trivia quiz that resulted in Jim DeNardo winning a lovely pizza themed blanket. This was our first in person gathering as a firm since December 2019. It was excellent to be together and reconnect.

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