My question involves labor and employment law for the state of: Illinois
On may 18th 2012 my company informed my team they were choosing to eliminate the position and outsource it to a 3rd party company. We were told the transition would take until August 18th, and that by staying through that date we would be eligible for 100% of our pay and severance. If we decided to take a position with the 3rd party company before Aug 18th we would also be eligible to receive 100% as long as we would still be employed with them on the final day. I was just informed that now the transition will be taking place as of June 18th effectively eliminating the position in our market that day. We were then told that in order to receive 100% of our severance and pay we would be required to work in a different channel and different position for 2 months. Can they make this change, or does them outsourcing our position early fulfill our obligation?

