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Illinois Supreme Court narrowly construes state employee personnel code whistleblower retaliation provision as not creating private right of action

In Metzger v. DaRosa (2/20/04), the Illinois Supreme Court held a state employee who claimed she suffered unwarranted discipline because she reported attendance abuses by co-workers could not sue for retaliation under the state employee personnel code, because it does not expressly establish a private right of action, and none can be implied.

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    • Posted by George Lenard
    on March 4, 2004
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