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Franczek P.C. Announces Hiring of Two Attorneys

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Franczek P.C. is delighted to announce that the firm has hired a new attorney in its Labor & Employment practice group, Leah Farmer and Erin Walsh. Both counsel employers on a wide variety of employment and labor matters and have successfully litigated in both State and Federal court.

Erin joins the firm from Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins. Her practice includes counseling public and private sector clients on a variety of employment and labor issues related to wage and hour, FMLA, discipline and discharge, workplace harassment, discrimination, and/or retaliation and social media in the workplace. Erin also counsels public sector clients on matters related to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the Open Meetings Act (OMA), the Public Safety Employee Benefits Act (PSEBA), and other general municipal and school law matters. Read more.

In the almost 25 years since the firm was formed, we have grown three-fold and stand among the premier labor, employment, education, and immigration practices in the country. Our clients include Fortune 100 companies and some of the largest public-sector entities in the United States, as well as scores of small-to-medium size businesses and educational institutions. Franczek P.C. has recently been recognized by Chambers as the highest-ranked boutique in Labor & Employment in Illinois based on our work in the public and private sectors.