U.S. Department
of Justice
United States v Illinois Department of Corrections (N.D. Ill.)
On May 23, 2022, the United States filed a complaint in United States v. Illinois Department of Corrections (N.D. Ill.). The complaint alleged that the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) by failing to properly reemployment Illinois Air National Guard Reservist Roderick Workman to his proper “escalator position” following his return from military service. On June 7, 2022, the district court entered a consent decree resolving the case. The decree required IDOC to change its policies related to reemployment under USERRA, and reform its trainings to adequately educate all IDOC employees, including Human Resources staff, regarding employees’ rights to prompt reemployment under USERRA. The decree also required IDOC to pay Workman $9,026.71 in backpay and interest.