If your employer or a potential employer has asked you to sign a contract to work for them we can review the proposed agreement with you and discuss what affect signing it may have. We may also be able to contact the employer on your behalf in an attempt to negotiate for better terms.

If you already have a contract to work for an employer under specific conditions and your employer does not uphold its end of the deal, we can discuss with you what remedies may be available and how you can enforce your rights under the agreement.

If your employer has asked you to sign a severance, separation, or other release agreement, we can review it and discuss with you what affect signing it may have. We may also be able to contact the employer on your behalf in an attempt to negotiate for better terms.

If your employer has asked you to sign a non-compete or non-solicitation agreement we can review it and discuss with you what affect signing it may have. We may also be able to contact the employer on your behalf in an attempt to negotiate for better terms.

If you have already signed a non-compete or non-solicitation agreement and you wish to change jobs or your employer attempts to prevent you from taking a job with another employer, we can review the agreement and discuss your options with you.

If your employer has asked you to sign a trade secret or confidentiality agreement we can review it and discuss with you what affect signing it may have. We may also be able to contact the employer on your behalf in an attempt to negotiate for better terms.

If you have already signed a trade secret or confidentiality agreement and you wish to change jobs or your employer attempts to prevent you from taking a job with another employer, we can review the agreement and discuss your options with you.

If your employer or a potential employer has asked you to sign an agreement that requires you to arbitrate any disputes you may have with it, we can review the proposed agreement with you and discuss what affect signing it may have. We may also be able to contact the employer on your behalf in an attempt to negotiate for better terms.

If you have already signed an arbitration agreement with an employer and have dispute with it, we can review the agreement and discuss what affect it will have on your ability to pursue your claim against your employer.  We can also represent you at an arbitration with your employer.

If your employer asks you to sign an agreement regarding the terms and conditions of your employment, your right to work for other employers, or one that limits your ability to enforce your rights against the employer, we can review the agreement and discuss with you what affect signing it may have on your rights at work.  We may also be able to contact the employer on your behalf in an attempt to negotiate for better terms.

Most employees in Illinois are employees-at-will and employers can fire employees-at-will at any time and for almost any reason.  There are a few limited exceptions to this rule and we can discuss with you what rights you may have if you have been fired.

If your employer falsely and recklessly, without reason to believe it is true, states that you have committed a crime, or that you lack the ability, or do not have the integrity to perform your trade or profession, it may have defamed you and given you the right to claim damages.  We can discuss with you whether statements your employer has made about you fit the definition of defamation and how you can make a claim for damages.

If your employer is giving benefits to its employees or severance benefits to its terminated employees, you are probably entitled to what others at your rank are receiving.  We can discuss with you what steps you must take in order to enforce your right to benefits under and employee benefit plan.

If your employer does not pay you as it has agreed, fails to pay you required minimum wages or overtime, or forces you to work longer than you are legally required to, the we can discuss with you the various remedies you may have, including contacting the Illinois Department of Labor which may enforce your rights without a fee.

If you have worked for at least 1,250 hours over the twelve month period prior to the date you request Family Medical Leave, and your employer employs 50 or more employees within a 75 mile radius of your work site, your employer probably must allow you to take unpaid leave for up to twelve weeks because of your serious illness, the birth or adoption of a child, or to take care of a sick family member. This leave does not have to be taken all at once.

If you are entitled to take leave and your employer prevents you from doing so or retaliates against you because you have taken leave in the past, we can discuss with you what remedies may be available to you, including requesting that the United States Department of Labor make an investigation.

If you are fired without cause and have worked long enough you may be eligible for unemployment compensation, provided you are able and available for work. However, if your employer can prove you were fired because you willfully violated a reasonable rule you may not eligible for it.  If you have a hearing scheduled to determine whether you are eligible for unemployment insurance benefits, you are allowed to have a representative and we can discuss with you whether it would be appropriate for you to hire us to be your representative at the hearing.  We may also be able to represent you on an appeal of the outcome of a hearing.