Allen Won Back Job; Facility Return Is Unconfirmed

Job restored

Lt. John Allen, identified as a Will County sheriff’s sniper, won his job back after being fired. The employment decision puts Allen’s position with the Will County Sheriff’s Office at the center of the development.

Patch reported on Allen’s reinstatement.

Return to the facility

Winning a job back and physically returning to a workplace are separate steps. Allen’s reinstatement does not establish that he has reported back to the sheriff’s facility, resumed duties there or received a return date.

There is no confirmed return to the facility in the account of the development. The key unanswered question is whether the Will County Sheriff’s Office has formally placed Allen back at the facility and, if so, when that occurred.

What would clarify the status

A statement from the Will County Sheriff’s Office, a personnel record or another official document identifying Allen’s work status and return date would resolve the facility question. Until then, the confirmed development is that Allen won back his job—not that he has returned to the sheriff’s facility.