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· 3/26/1985

Burgess v. Chicago Sun-Times

Citations

  • 476 N.E.2d 1284
  • 132 Ill. App. 3d 181
  • 87 Ill. Dec. 292
  • 1985 Ill. App. LEXIS 1797

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  • plaintiff could not show causation because he did not allege that “defendant was informed, or in any way found out, that he was pursuing any remedy under the Workers’ Compensation Act.”
  • “[T]here exists no requirement in Illinois that in order to state a viable cause of action for retaliatory discharge, a plaintiff must plead that he was discharged in retaliation for filing a Workers' Compensation claim”

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Judges: Bilandic

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