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Can an employee be fired because he or she has filed a workers compensation claim?

April 26, 2017claim compensation employee filed fired Workers

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Can an employee be fired because he or she has filed a workers compensation claim?

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It is against the law for an employer to fire an employee because he or she filed a workers’ compensation claim. Such conduct by an employer may give rise to a right to file a separate claim for damages in Circuit Court. The Illinois Industrial Commission does not have jurisdiction over such a claim.