Clemons v. Mechanical Devices Co.

This cause was remanded to the circuit court of McLean County for a new trial. Plaintiff, Dennis Clemons, filed a motion to amend his complaint against defendant, Mechanical Devices Company, to add a count alleging retaliatory discharge for exercising his rights under the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act (Wage Act) (820 ILCS 115/1 et seq. (West 2000)). The trial court denied the motion and the appellate court affirmed. No. 4 — 00—0639 (unpublished order under Supreme Court Rule 23).

We allowed plaintiffs petition for leave to appeal (177 Ill. 2d R. 315(a)). We now reverse the courts…