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megoodwn
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My husband worked for a locally family owned company (In Illinois) for 30 years until last week. He was FORCED to resign. He is 56 and has always been a great employee with great quarterly reviews. But, over the last few years he has been demoted time and time again (for no apparant reason) and seen younger guys end up to be his boss. His boss suspended him last week for taking a premium (a freebie) which he said is against company policy, even though he has known for years that MANY employees have taken them, many of them who are still with the company today. He told my husband that he just didn't think he could continue to work for the company under the circumstances and that he should put in his resignation. Also, besides my husband's age, my husband was highly paid and very knowledgeable in his field, much to the dislike of his younger boss. He was offered no severance pay after 30 years of devoted service. He only received his vacation pay. Should he seek legal advice? We think he was forced to resign unfairly, but does he have a case?