Can an employer terminate me without advance notice or without giving a reason or an unfair reason for the termination? Under the Minimum Wage Law and the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act, an employer is obligated to pay an employee for all time worked.In Illinois, your employer does not have to tell you why you are being fired unless you have a contract. This means employers can fire employees at any time, without warning, and without cause. Employees can also quit at any time without notice. Both WARN Acts requires certain employers to notify workers 60 days in advance of "plant closings" or "mass layoffs. The Job Opportunities for Qualified Applicants Act prohibits employers with 15 or more employees from asking criminal history questions on job applications. The Illinois Personnel Record Review Act (820 ILCS 40) provides employees with the right to review, and, when appropriate, to append their personnel records. The Illinois Day and Temporary Labor Services Act (IDTLSA) has been amended for the third time in the last year. In the state of Illinois, the labor law protects workers from unauthorized deductions from their pay.