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Cook Sheriff's Office investigator says was demoted for uncovering Covid fraud, ghost payrolling, other misconduct

By Jonathan Bilyk | Tuesday, Jan 14, 2025 @ 8:56pm

A female investigator in the Cook County Sheriff's Office has sued Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart and the Sheriff's Office for allegedly retaliating against her for persisting in an investigation, aided by the FBI, allegedly revealing Covid relief funds fraud, ghost payrolling, nepotism and other alleged misconduct within the Sheriff's Office
Seventh Circuit says employers can't force workers to sign away rights to sue over OT, other wage claims

By Jonathan Bilyk | Friday, May 27, 2016 @ 5:20pm

Employers can still ask employees to sign contracts sending disputes over overtime or other wage and hour issues to arbitration, bypassing the courts. But a federal appeals panel in Chicago said any attempts to force employees to sign such agreements as a condition of employment violates federal law, leaving such contracts unenforceable.