Employers are faced with more and more challenges in running their businesses due to the vast number of laws and regulations governing the workplace. An incorrect decision today may cost an employer a tremendous amount of time and money in the future. Our Employment and Labor Law Practice Group spans across all five of our offices providing a teamwork approach in providing expert advice to employers in advance of important decisions, such as disciplinary actions, terminations, retaliation, reductions in force, wage and hour issues, restrictive covenants, employment agreements, and various leave issues.
Our attorneys defend employers in state and federal court and before administrative agencies with respect to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, The Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the WARN Act, and other employment laws. We handle all aspects of your case including investigation, witness preparation, administrative agency proceedings, pre-trial, trial, and appellate work.
We often prepare and review employment policies and procedures as well as provide training to management personnel. Training and educating supervisory staff on employment related issues will assist employers in reducing costs by preventing actions that invite costly claims by employees.
Heyl Royster's reputation and extensive experience provides our clients with the best and most current legal advice and expertise.
Listed below are some of the areas of employment and labor law in which we are most active:
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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
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Civil Rights Act of 1991
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Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
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Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)
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Sections 501 and 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
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Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA)
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Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
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Equal Pay Act
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Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act (WARN)
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Illinois Human Rights Act
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Victims Economic Security and Safety Act (VESSA)
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Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act
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Minimum Wage Law
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One Day Rest in Seven Act
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Prevailing Wage Act
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Personnel Records Review Act
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Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation Issues:
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Race
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Age
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National origin
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Sex
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Religion
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Disability
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Equal pay
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Pregnancy
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Sexual orientation
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Leave Issues:
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Family
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Medical
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Disability
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Pregnancy
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Sick
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Military
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Compensation
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Exempt vs. non-exempt classification
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Vacation pay
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Final compensation
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Bonus and incentive pay
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Travel pay
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Call back pay
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Prevailing wages
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Overtime
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Non-compete Agreements and Restrictive Covenants
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Confidentiality Agreement
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Administrative Agency Processes and Procedures:
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U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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U. S. Department of Labor
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Illinois Department of Human Rights
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Illinois Human Rights Commission
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Illinois Educational Labor Board
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Illinois Public Labor Board
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Illinois Department of Labor
Representative Clients
AFFINA
American Pest Control, Inc.
Apostolic Christian Home
Bloomington Country Club
BNSF Railway Company
Cincinnati Insurance Company
Community Memorial Hospital
Country Club of Peoria
Crawford Memorial Hospital
Eastern Illinois University
Five Star Vending, Inc.
Gibson Area Hospital & Health Services
Goodwill Industries of Central Illinois
GROWMARK, Inc. and its Member Companies
Heart of Illinois United Way
Illinois Mutual
Insulation Solutions
Kitchen Cooked, Inc.
Kohl's
Memorial Hospital (Carthage)
Menold Construction, Inc.
M.S. Carver Lumber Company
Paris Community Hospital
Pediatric Cardiology Associates
Peoria Tube Forming
Petersen Health Operations, LLC
Prairie Gardens, Inc.
Sodhi Medical Services & Danville Dialysis
Star Transport, Inc.
SuperValu, Inc.
University of Illinois
Welch Systems, Inc.
Significant Cases
- City of Belleville v. Doe by Doe 523 U.S. 1001 (1998) Whether same sex harassment is actionable under Title 7.
- Sun v. Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois 473 F.3d 799 (7th Cir. 2007) Successfully obtained summary judgment for the University of Illinois in litigation brought by unsuccessful tenure applicant; included vacating a default judgment against defendants for failure to comply with discovery while represented by prior counsel.
- Propst v. Weir 937 F. 2d 338 (7th Cir. 1991) Application of qualified immunity for university officials in First Amendment Retaliatory Transfer claim.
- Tomic v. Catholic Diocese of Peoria 442 F.3d 1036 (7th Cir. 2006) Seventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment in age discrimination claim based on application of the ministerial exception.
Publications
- "Physician Disciplinary Records: TMI?!" Illinois Defense Counsel Defense Update, Employment Law, Vol. 11 No. 8 (2010)
- Co-author, "Survey of Illinois Law: Employment Law," published by Southern Illinois University Law Journal (2008)
- Co-author, "Survey of Illinois Law: Employment Law," published by Southern Illinois University Law Journal (2007)
- Co-author, "Survey of Illinois Law: Employment Law," published by Southern Illinois University Law Journal (2006)
- Co-author, "Survey of Illinois Law: Employment Law," published by Southern Illinois University Law Journal (2005)
- Co-author, "Survey of Illinois Law: Employment Law," published by Southern Illinois University Law Journal (2004)
- Co-author, "Current Issues in Illinois Law," published by Employment Law Update (2007)
- Co-author, Survey of Illinois Law; Employment Law, Southern Illinois University Law Journal (2008)
- "The Age Discrimination in Employment Act: A Seventh Circuit Perspective," Illinois Defense Counsel Quarterly (1998)
- "The Impact of Federal Legislation on the Employer/Employee Relationship in Illinois," Illinois Defense Counsel Quarterly (1996)
