Areas of Concentration
- Counseling & Compliance
- Counseling "Union Free" Employers
- Disability and Leave Management
- Labor and Employment Practices Audits
- Management and Employee Training
- OFCCP, Affirmative Action and Diversity
- Preventive Practices and Litigation Avoidance
- Restructuring and Downsizing
- Wage and Hour Compliance
- Workplace Safety, Violence & Substance Abuse
- Employment Litigation
- Administrative Proceedings
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Appellate Litigation
- Complex and Class Actions
- ERISA Litigation
- Fair Employment Practices/Employment Discrimination
- Trade Secrets and Restrictive Covenants
- Wage and Hour Collective Action Litigation
- Union-Related Matters
- Collective Bargaining
- Construction Industry Matters
- Grievances and Arbitration
- Labor Dispute and Contingency Planning
- Labor Relations Board Practice
- Public Sector Labor Relations
- Representation Elections and Proceedings
Labor & Employment
The American workplace has undergone revolutionary change in recent years. Old assumptions about career paths and corporate continuity have been replaced by the realities of global competition, technological change, and the dual-worker family. At the same time, governments have imposed a rapidly evolving array of laws and regulations which directly or indirectly impact the employer-employee relationship. As a result, both private companies and public bodies require competent outside counsel to assist them in developing and preserving a productive, thriving workplace.
Franczek Radelet has over 50 lawyers with decades of experience, and our practice is national in scope. We represent management in both the private and public sector in all aspects of labor and employment law, including counseling and compliance, employment litigation, union-related matters, and employee benefits. Our sole focus is to assist our clients in achieving and preserving their business objectives in the most efficient and cost effective manner. We seek to become a business partner, not just a service vendor. As observed by Chambers USA Guide of America’s Leading Business Lawyers, “the Firm has quickly carved out an impressive reputation for itself, and is considered by many to be the top boutique in Chicago.”
For more information about our specific labor and employment practice areas, please visit the practice descriptions shown on the left.
News
- 25 Franczek Radelet Attorneys Named in Law & Politic's Illinois Super Lawyers
- Franczek Radelet Welcomes New Labor & Employment Partner
- Kyle B. Johansen Named to LERA Chicago Chapter Board of Directors
- Jeff Nowak Publishes FMLA Article on MyManagersNetwork.com
- David P. Radelet to Present on How the Law of the Workplace Has Changed Over the Past Year
Events
- Jeff Nowak to Present to Northwest Personnel Administrators regarding FMLA
- Jeff Nowak to Present on EEOC and DOL Initiatives to Illinois State Council of SHRM
- Jeff Nowak to Present on Hiring Issues to Local SHRM Chapter
- Cicero Youth Task Force Conference
- Michael A. Warner, Jr. to Participate in Panel Discussion on "Recent U.S. Supreme Court and Congressional Developments: How the Perceived Tug-of-War May Affect Employment Law”
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Publications & Resources
- Supervisors Beware! Court Decision Broadens the Scope of Individual Liability Under FMLA
- RIF’ed Employee May Take FMLA Retaliation Claim To Jury
- Craig Becker’s Nomination to the NLRB Defeated in Senate
- Key Moves on President Obama's Labor Nominees
- Seventh Circuit Nixes Mixed-Motive Theory for ADA Discrimination Claims
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