Practice Areas: Employment, Discrimination and Labor

Our practice provides representation in most aspects of the employer/employee relationship. Our attorneys are experienced and accessible to respond to inquiries and to provide up to the minute advice so that a strategy may be planned in advance and litigation may be avoided. We provide representation before federal and state courts, arbitral forums, and agencies.

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A brief summary of the services the firm provides are as follows:

• Employment

  
  Preparation and review of employment agreements, severance and separation agreements, non-compete and restrictive covenant agreements; confidentiality agreements, independent contractor agreements; sales agreements; wage payment and collection; wage and hour regulations; unemployment compensation; etc.
  
  

• Human Resources

  
  Human Resource audits; supervisor training, discipline and termination; advice and preparation of employee handbooks, rules, policies and procedures; etc.
  
  

• Discrimination

  
  Expert advice and representation in all Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) legal matters, including sexual harassment, race, color, age (40 and over), sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, physical and mental disability, pregnancy, religion, sexual orientation, retaliation, marital status, familial status (with regard to housing), military status, Vietnam era veteran, unfavorable discharge from military service, arrest record, etc. Additionally, discrimination in the sale or rental of residential or commercial property, or the use and enjoyment of any place of public accommodation, such as a business, recreation, lodging, entertainment or transportation facility that is open to the public.
  
  

• Labor Relations

  
  Employer / Union relations, collective bargaining negotiations, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) matters;  arbitration, mediation, supervisor training, etc.
  
  

• Wrongful Termination

  
  Family leave; pregnancy; whistleblower/public policy (i.e. following the law or reporting a violation of the law); unemployment compensation; jury duty; overtime pay; failure to follow termination procedure; breach of employment contract; constructive discharge; workplace & safety issues; defamation/slander (i.e. false statement of fact); covenant of good faith and fair dealing; 1st Amendment rights; etc.
  
  

• Wage/Salary & Overtime Claims

  
  Illinois and federal laws govern numerous issues regarding pay. Non-inclusive examples of these issues range from prompt payment of wages/salary, overtime, commissions, incentives, bonuses; vacation; severance; unemployment compensation; equal pay, irrespective of gender; minimum wage; etc.