What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Illinois
Some may remember - I posted last about 3 weeks ago. I lost my job after 4 weeks, after leaving a previous job I was working at. I did end up getting unemployment.
Here's what I'm asking. Is HR required by law to do certain things? Right after my dismissal, I informed HR I wanted to see my personal files. They emailed them back to me although pursuant to Illinois law they didn't do it in the allotted time (no big deal). Now that I have been off work for over a month I am trying to apply for certain benefits to help out. Regarding an energy assistance program, they told me I need to get from my last employer a statement showing how much they paid me. I emailed the request to hr, and they have not given to me as of yet. The initial request was 2 weeks ago, I emailed them a week later and they told me 'there was an issue with ADP', and I emailed them once again and have not heard back. Can they do this? Their inaction is affecting my livelihood.
Also, even though Illinois is an 'at will' state, it showed no reason for my dismissal in my personnal files. I'm assuming if I was African-American they and they tried this this then I can claim discrimination, correct??
Let me also say this. Why not sue an employer if you have a good case?? What's the most you can lose? Court fees?? If there is malfeasance involved and you can find a statute they have broke, what's the most you can lose??
It's my belief that a company has a lot more to lose than a formal employee regarding lawsuits and I have personally been involved in one in which I won a case against a previous employee persuant to little known ERISA laws. Very few lawyers know enough about these laws so I filed the lawsuit myself and won the case.
Some may remember - I posted last about 3 weeks ago. I lost my job after 4 weeks, after leaving a previous job I was working at. I did end up getting unemployment.
Here's what I'm asking. Is HR required by law to do certain things? Right after my dismissal, I informed HR I wanted to see my personal files. They emailed them back to me although pursuant to Illinois law they didn't do it in the allotted time (no big deal). Now that I have been off work for over a month I am trying to apply for certain benefits to help out. Regarding an energy assistance program, they told me I need to get from my last employer a statement showing how much they paid me. I emailed the request to hr, and they have not given to me as of yet. The initial request was 2 weeks ago, I emailed them a week later and they told me 'there was an issue with ADP', and I emailed them once again and have not heard back. Can they do this? Their inaction is affecting my livelihood.
Also, even though Illinois is an 'at will' state, it showed no reason for my dismissal in my personnal files. I'm assuming if I was African-American they and they tried this this then I can claim discrimination, correct??
Let me also say this. Why not sue an employer if you have a good case?? What's the most you can lose? Court fees?? If there is malfeasance involved and you can find a statute they have broke, what's the most you can lose??
It's my belief that a company has a lot more to lose than a formal employee regarding lawsuits and I have personally been involved in one in which I won a case against a previous employee persuant to little known ERISA laws. Very few lawyers know enough about these laws so I filed the lawsuit myself and won the case.