Pregnancy should not jeopardize a worker’s job, income, or career. However, many employees experience changes in workplace treatment after disclosing a pregnancy. Some lose opportunities, face negative remark...
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Many employees assume that quitting a job ends their legal options, but this is not always the case. Federal and Illinois law sometimes treat a resignation as a termination if the employer made working conditio...
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Many employees first learn they are at risk of termination not through open discussion, but through unexpected performance write-ups. We often hear from workers with strong evaluations who, after disclosing a d...
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Remote work has shifted from a temporary solution to a permanent feature of many workplaces. As more employees request work-from-home arrangements due to medical conditions or age-related limitations, questions...
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Age discrimination cases are rarely obvious, and that is what makes them difficult for employees to recognize and prove. Many workers in Chicago come to us after being told their termination was about “perfor...
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Pay inequities can be subtle, persistent, and deeply damaging to an employee’s long-term financial security. Many workers in Chicago come to us unsure whether the wage gap they experience is simply unfair or ...
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When an Illinois employee asks for a disability accommodation and receives a denial, the situation can feel confusing and deeply unfair. Many workers assume they have no control once an employer refuses to adju...
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As employment discrimination attorneys serving clients throughout Chicago, we have seen firsthand how workplace bias based on sexual orientation or gender identity can devastate an employee’s career, mental h...
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As plaintiff’s employment attorneys serving workers throughout Chicago, we know that retaliation is one of the most common and damaging forms of workplace misconduct. When an employee speaks up about discrimi...
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As plaintiff’s retaliatory discharge attorneys in Chicago, we have represented countless women who faced unfair treatment after announcing a pregnancy or requesting maternity leave. Despite progress in workpl...
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