Legal Opinion
Kodish v. Oakbrook Terrace Fire Protection District
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 10, 2010No. 08-1976PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
Illinois law grants a property right in employment to firefighters. They cannot be removed or discharged from employment except for just cause. This right attaches, however, only after a firefighter has held the position for one year or longer. Otherwise, fire districts may terminate their firefighter employees at will. The Oakbrook Terrace Fire Protection District terminated the plaintiff, Brian Kodish, sixteen months after the date he was hired. During four of those sixteen months, however, Kodish was on medical leave due to a work-related injury. On August 12, 2004,…
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