Employment Offer: Illinois

Federal law and guidance on this subject should be reviewed together with this section.

Authors: Stuart R. Buttrick, Lindsey M. Hogan, Stacey Smiricky and Tareen Zafrullah, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Summary

• Illinois is an employment at-will state, but contracts, either written or oral, may alter the at-will doctrine. See Employment Offer.
• Employment offers may be made on a conditional basis. See Conditional Employment Offers.
• Employers may withdraw their job offers, provided they do so at the appropriate time. See Withdrawing an Employment Offer.
• Chicago has requirements pertaining to employment offers. See Local Requirements.