We assist clients in setting up and maintaining effective employee relations programs designed to minimize the risk of litigation in areas of:
Even the best employment counseling cannot prevent all disputes from occurring, however. We practice and counsel before EEOC and state and local human rights departments in areas of discrimination based upon race, sex, age, disability, and non-compliance with family and medical leave laws.
Our lawyers have successfully defended state law contract claims related to employee handbooks and claims for wrongful termination, defamation, and intentional infliction of emotional distress alleged to have arisen out of employment termination.
Age, Sex, Religious, Race and National Origin Discrimination
Retaliatory Discharge
Americans with Disabilities Act
Illinois Human Rights Act
Family and Medical Leave Act
Cook County Human Rights Ordinance
Sexual Harassment
Chicago Human Rights Ordinance
Wage and Hour Disputes
Non-Compete Agreements and Restraints
Workplace Violence
Tortious Interference
Malicious Prosecution
Defamation
Wrongful Termination
These services include the design, implementation, administration, and termination of executive compensation plans.
The executive compensation plans we create and maintain are designed to attract superior talent, save fees and taxes, reduce health care costs, create employee loyalty, and provide benefits to owner-employees, including:
The benefit plans we create for our clients are compliant from the outset. But when a new client brings us a plan that has fallen out of compliance, we take action to correct the operational defects to avoid negative consequences and preserve the benefits of the plan.