DISCLAIMER: Our
law firm is primarily an Illinois employment law firm with five full-time
employment lawyers: Alejandro Caffarelli,
Marc Siegel, Bradley Manewith,
Jessica Fayerman, and Lorraine Peeters. The employment attorneys at our Chicago employment law
firm also handle employment-related or business immigration matters. This
employment law site is not intended to give specific legal advice on employment
law matters; rather, this site is intended to provide information to assist you
in recognizing whether you have an employment law claim for discrimination,
wrongful termination or discharge, retaliation, a claim under the Family and
Medical Leave Act FMLA,
or a claim under the Fair Labor Standards Act
FLSA for unpaid wages or failure to adhere to the FLSA minimum
wage and overtime provisions. Additionally, this employment law site is
designed to provide you sufficient information to contact us as employment
lawyers to assist you in your employment law claims or other employment law
needs such as employment contract negotiation, separation (severance) agreement
negotiation, and other employment law issues such as non-compete agreements or
restrictive covenant advice. As Chicago employment lawyers, we represent
individuals and businesses in employment law claims. Such employment law claims
might include but are not limited to race discrimination, sex discrimination,
sexual harassment, disability discrimination, religious discrimination, age
discrimination, discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, national
origin discrimination, wrongful termination, FMLA claims, unpaid wage and
overtime claims under the FLSA, and retaliation claims. As Chicago employment
lawyers, we also assist clients in negotiating employment contracts, separation
agreements, and severance pay, and provide necessary information regarding your
legal rights as they are affected by non-compete agreements, covenants not to
compete, or restrictive covenants. This site is not intended to provide
specific legal advice regarding these employment discrimination, employment
termination, retaliation, FMLA, unpaid wage and overtime FLSA employment law
claims, or employment contract or separation agreement negotiations.
However, our employment lawyers are well-versed in employment law and can
provide specific legal advice when contacted regarding an employment law claim.
Our employment lawyers have experience before various administrative agencies.
Such agencies include the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission
EEOC and the
Illinois Human Rights Commission IHRC, which investigate employment law claims
based on such employment laws as Title VII, which prohibits discrimination,
termination, retaliation, or other adverse employment actions on the basis of
race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. The EEOC and IHRC also
investigate claims covered under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act
ADEA,
which prohibits discrimination, termination, retaliation, or other adverse
employment actions against individuals on the basis of age, and the Americans
with Disabilities Act ADA, which prohibits discrimination, termination,
retaliation, or other employment actions against individuals with disabilities,
and provides other protections for individuals with disabilities. While it is
not required that you have an employment law attorney with you, or that you be
represented by an employment law attorney in order to file a charge of
discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or other adverse employment action with
the EEOC or IDHR, it is useful to note that an employment lawyer can provide
valuable information to you regarding your legal rights based on your employment
law claims. In addition, it is useful to seek the assistance of an employment
law attorney because time restrictions may apply when you are filing a charge
based on discrimination, unlawful termination, retaliation, or other such
employment law actions. Our employment attorneys also represent employees who
have filed or wish to file or appeal a decision regarding unemployment
compensation benefits claims before the Illinois Department of Employment
Security (IDES). Our employment attorneys regularly practice employment law in
both the Federal Courts and Illinois State courts in Chicago on both the trial
and appeal levels, and can provide employees and employers with legal advice
regarding their employment litigation claims. Employment law claims under the FMLA for violation of the FMLA, including retaliation under the FMLA or
discharge or denial or rights under the FMLA, as well as claims for unpaid wages
and minimum wage and overtime claims under the FLSA go directly to the Federal
Courts in Chicago instead of first passing through the Chicago administrative
agencies such as the EEOC or IHRC. The EEOC and IHRC and other agencies
relating to employment law claims do not investigate claims under the FMLA for
violation of the FMLA, including retaliation under the FMLA or discharge or
denial or rights under the FMLA, or claims for unpaid wages and minimum wage and
overtime claims under the FLSA. However, as stated, this employment law site
is not specifically designed, nor should it be construed, to provide specific
legal advice on such employment law claims. Consult an employment law attorney
for specific information regarding your employment law claim and rights you may
have under applicable employment law.
