IL App Court - Retaliatory Discharge Prohibited

The Illinois Appellate Court, First District, ruled on a case of first impression to the court, that a retaliatory discharge for testifying in a work comp case is against public policy, and that plaintiffs may proceed to trial on the allegations.In Alan Pietruszynski and Tim Pietruszynski v. The McClier Corp., Architects and Engineers Inc., No. 1-02-1371 two construction laborers, brothers of the injured worker, were laid off after testifying at a workers' compensation proceeding. They sued the employer, McClier. McClier brought a motion for summary judgment since Illinois law does not specifi...