Wyatt v. Jewel Companies, Inc.

The sole issue in this case is whether an employee who is employed under a labor union contract can sue in tort for retaliatory discharge if she is discharged for filing a workman’s compensation claim. The trial court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint on the ground the employee was limited to the grievance procedure provided by the union contract for an employee discharged other than for just cause.

In 1975, the Illinois legislature made it unlawful for any employer to discriminate or to threaten to discriminate in any way because of the exercise of rights granted by section…