Stevenson v. FedEx Ground Package System, Inc.

*793 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

JOHN J. THARP, United States District Judge

This, retaliatory discharge action presents the question of whether under Illinois law an employer may impose an advance notification requirement on employees who seek medical treatment following a workplace injury. Plaintiff Joenathan Stevenson alleges that his former employer FedEx Ground Package System, Incorporated (“FedEx”) unlawfully terminated his employment in retaliation for asserting his rights under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act, 820 ILCS 305 (“IWCA”), after he obtained medical treatment without first…