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Michael Butler

Firm: The Law Office of Michael J. Butler LLC

1845 E Rand Rd Ste 111 , Arlington Heights , Illinois 60004

Practice Areas: Employment, Employment & Labor

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Employer demanding I owe them back pay for my insurance premium because I resigned before the 15th of the month and they covered me the whole month (IL) | Aug 22, 2026 | Sourced from Reddit
Posting on behalf of my husband. Location: Illinois Before he resigned on July 12, he got, in writing, confirmation from HR that his health insurance would continue through the entire month of July. Now, he's received a bill from the employer for the premium that would have come out of his final paycheck. When he called to ask, they said he needed to pay for the insurance for the second half of the month otherwise his insurance would be terminated. He tried to clarify what that meant - he doesn't work there anymore so he wouldn't get insurance from them anyway, so there's nothing to terminate. He is worried if he doesn't pay, the insurance claims that have already gone through will be reversed and he'll owe thousands to the insurance instead. The other catch here is that we moved out of the country and they don't have our new address or phone numbers. He had set up mail forwarding to his parents' house and told them that new address (ugh). Is this legal at all? What will happen if we tell them to pound sand?
My paychecks are being garnished for child support when I have no children | Aug 20, 2026 | Sourced from Reddit
Location: Illinois, USA Apologize in advance if this is the wrong subreddit for this. Today I got paid early morning and after checking my pay stub I noticed 8% of my pay had been subtracted for garnishments. Under garnishments it reads ‘Support 1’ and I was immediately concerned and confused. I checked my past pay statements but none of them have been garnished except this one. At the end of my shift I contacted HR and questioned why this was happening. She asked if I had any children and I said none. After some digging around she found a case for child support that my social security is in. I am still in possession of my social security card so not sure where that information could of been leaked. The name of the guy is similar to mine but not 100% the same. Both our first and last name is the same but different middle name initials and he has two last names in the document. The child and obligee’s names are people I have never met or heard of. HR gave me a number for the official Illinois HFS Division of Child Support Services (DCSS) customer service to call. After calling the gave me an email where im supposed to send a bunch of my information, my employer information, and proof of my pay being garnished and the lady on the phone told me it would take some time to process and to not call back for 6 weeks.…
Employer says union buttons violate the uniform policy, but other pins are allowed | Aug 18, 2026 | Sourced from Reddit
location: Illinois I work at a privately owned distribution warehouse. Our position is union-represented and we're currently in a dispute with management over mandatory overtime. Last week the union handed out small buttons that say "Respect the Contract." They're about an inch wide. A few of us started wearing them on our company polos next to the name badge. Management told us to remove them because the dress code says employees can only wear company-approved items while on the clock. One coworker refused and received a written warning. What confuses me is that this hasn't really been enforced for other things. People wear service anniversary pins, charity pins and sometimes small sports pins without anyone caring. Management hasn't claimed the union buttons are unsafe, offensive, or interfering with our work. We're also not customer-facing. Our union rep says the company can't simply ban union insignia by calling it a uniform rule. Management says the dress code applies to everyone and they're entitled to enforce it consistently from now on. Can an employer prohibit union buttons just because they aren't part of the official uniform? And can they discipline an employee for refusing to remove one?
Location: Illinois Retail Employer requires us to help customers during our breaks? Any recourse? | Aug 14, 2026 | Sourced from Reddit
Location: Illinois (Chicago Metro area) if I am on my break, I am allowed to not have my 30 minute unpaid lunch break be interrupted by job duties such as customer service during the duration of my break. Store policy says you take your break by clocking out then walking to the back of the store. You cannot take off your badge or vest despite being clocked out, and you are expected to help any customers that approach you on your way to the break room. You are not allowed to tell them you are on your break and can't help, you have to assist them because one, this doesn't count as you aren't at the break room.. despite you being clocked out for break already? In any case, if you are seated in the break room which is just a sort of partial walled off area of the store (customers can walk up) and a customer asks for help, you cannot deny them. TLDR: I say all that to say that store policy says no matter what you can not turn away a customer wanting help at any point of your 30 minute break- you have to help them and then continue the break where you left off, but you should finish the 30. Example: clock out at 1pm. Head to break room. Customer comes up, help them until 1:15pm. Instead of finishing at 1:30, clock in at 1:45pm. Is this legal in the state of illinois?
Location: Illinois – Fired after coworker accused me of vaping indoors; I believe she may have mistaken my asthma inhaler for a vape. Employer won't provide details or policy. Wh | Aug 13, 2026 | Sourced from Reddit
Location: Illinois and was recently hired by a school photography company. August 10 was my first day of training at their office. The following day, August 11, I was told that another employee, Janine, had reported seeing me vaping inside the building/basement on August 10. I did not vape anywhere inside the building. I did vape outside during my lunch break, but I had asked permission to go outside beforehand. I have asthma and carry my prescribed rescue inhaler on me in a holster. Because I did not vape inside the building, one possibility I have considered is that someone saw me with or using my inhaler and believed it was a vape. I don't know whether that is actually what happened. After being told about the accusation, I denied it and asked management for details about what I allegedly did and what policy I supposedly violated. Within approximately two hours of being informed of the accusation, I was terminated. I asked for the specific policy I was determined to have violated, the date/time/location of the alleged incident, and a description of what the employee actually reported seeing. I also asked whether there was video or other evidence that could substantiate the allegation. The company responded to my initial request for review, but did not answer those specific questions. I followed up in writing asking again for the policy and details of the alleged incident, and I have not received a response. At this point, my understanding is: August…

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