Scott Cruz

Scott represents both public and private sector employers in all aspects of labor and employment law, including civil litigation and preventative counseling. He assists employers in drafting employment policies, employment agreements, and non-competition and non-solicitation agreements. Scott represents employers in state and federal courts and administrative agencies involving claims brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, retaliatory discharge and breach of contract and labor arbitration. He also has extensive civil litigation experience and has successfully dismissed lawsuits for clients on a motion to dismiss or on summary judgment in the Circuit Courts of Cook, Will, Kane, Lake and DuPage counties.

Scott is a member of the Illinois State and the Chicago Bar Associations.  He has presented to clients and organizations on topics including Conducting Effective Workplace Investigations and Analyzing & Defending Unemployment Insurance Claims.

Scott is a member of the St. Patrick High School Alumni Board.  He also volunteers in the Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago’s “Lawyers in the Classroom” program with Dvorak Academy, the firm’s Chicago Public Schools’ partner school.

News

• 28 Franczek Radelet Attorneys Named Super Lawyers & Rising Stars

Publications

• Illinois Supreme Court Clarifies Employer’s Burden in Enforcing Post-Employment Covenants Not-to-Compete
• Illinois Civil Union Act’s Implications for Employers
• The Office of Disability and Employment Policy Releases a “Return-to-Work” Toolkit for Employers and Employees
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Events

• Assesing and Defending Unemployment Insurance Claims
• Defending Against Unemployment Insurance Claims in Illinois
• Assessing and Defending IL Unemployment Claims
• Unemployment Insurance Claims
• Defending Against Unemployment Insurance Claims in Illinois - Webinar
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