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Employment Law Group
The Employment Law Group advises the firm’s clients with respect to the full range of federal, state and local labor and employment laws, including:
- Employment Agreements, Policies and Procedures: drafting employment agreements, restrictive covenants (non-competition and non-solicitation agreements), personnel manuals, applications, background-check authorizations, and other policies and procedures
- Regulatory Compliance: advising clients with respect to the wide array of federal, state and local employment-based statutes, regulations and ordinances that affect them, including the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Older Workers Benefits Protection Act, the Equal Pay Act, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Uniform Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and myriad state and local statutes, regulations, and ordinances
- Employee Discipline and Termination: advising clients with respect to employee disciplinary actions and terminations
- Leaves of Absence: advising clients with respect to employee leaves of absence, including compliance with the FMLA, the ADA, the Illinois VESSA, and the Workers Compensation Act
- Discrimination Charges: representing clients with respect to charges of discrimination filed with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Illinois Department of Human Rights, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, and other applicable federal and state agencies, including drafting position statements and participating in mediation and fact-finding conferences
- Litigation: representing clients that have been sued or threatened with suit as a result of employment-based actions, including allegations of discrimination, retaliatory discharge, employment-based defamation, breach of contract, and other statutory and common law causes of action; and representing clients who wish to file suit against former employees based upon such conduct as a breach of their restrictive covenants, theft, and/or breaches of their fiduciary duties to their employer
- Payroll and Compensation: assisting clients in complying with the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act, and other applicable federal and state statutes
- Organized Labor: assisting clients that are faced with union organizing efforts, drafting and negotiating collective bargaining agreements, and defending clients that have been threatened with or subjected to an unfair labor practice charge
- Unemployment Claims: assisting clients in protesting claims for unemployment and representing clients in administrative hearings before the Illinois Department of Employment Security
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