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For decades clients have turned to Vedder attorneys to advise them on complex labor and employment matters impacting their day-to-day operations and long-term objectives. From selecting and interviewing applicants, managing employee performance and assisting with separation decisions, our attorneys facilitate consistency and fairness through pragmatic solutions while anticipating and mitigating legal risk. We help clients implement practices, policies and training that strengthen workforce management and ensure compliance with the web of complex employment laws and regulations impacting their businesses.

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The Vedder team works closely with each client to understand their unique business challenges. Often on short notice, our attorneys offer experienced counsel to address a variety of issues, including the following:

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Hiring and onboarding, including administering background check and drug and alcohol testing programs

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Discipline and discharge, including performance evaluation processes

Disability accommodation and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance

Family and medical leaves, including Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) compliance

Wage and hour compliance, including compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

Reductions-in-force and federal and state Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) compliance

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Vedder Works Employment Law Series Rosemont, IL 2023

Vedder Works Employment Law Series Chicago, IL 2023

2023 DC Employment Roundtable

Amy L. Bess and Michelle T. Olson to Speak at PLI’s Workplace Accommodation and Leave Challenges

UK Employment & HR Webinar: Navigating 2024 – Developments to Plan and Prepare For

Vedder Works Employment Law Series Chicago, IL 2024

Vedder Works Employment Law Series Rosemont, IL 2024

2024 DC Employment Roundtable

UK Employment and HR Webinar: Navigating 2025 Employment Law Changes

Vedder Price Expands San Francisco Office with Addition of Shareholder Michael Wahlander

Daniel Stander Quoted in “An employer’s guide to dealing with stress” on The Cover by MARKEL UK

James P. Looby Authors Article for <i>Law360</i>: “Amazon Holiday Pay Case Underscores Overtime Challenges”

Chicago to Provide up to 10 Days of Paid Leave to Covered Employees

Colorado Bill Amends Equal Pay for Equal Work Act and Clarifies Employer Obligations

Illinois Poised to Require Disclosure of Pay Scale and Benefits in Job Postings

New York City Enacts Prohibition on Height and Weight Discrimination

DOL’s Final Rule to Increase Salary Thresholds for Overtime Exemptions

Are Boilerplate Disclaimers Enough? Illinois Employers May Still Face Unpaid Wage Claims

Amendments to Illinois Human Rights Act to Take Effect in 2025

Texas Federal Court Strikes Down DOL Rule Increasing Salary Threshold for Overtime Exemptions

Illinois Enacts New Pay Stub Requirements for Employers

“Show Me the Money” Illinois’s New Job Posting Requirements Take Effect January 1

DOL Clarifies that Leave Taken Under State Paid Family Leave Programs May Run Concurrently with FMLA Leave

DOL Provides Further FLSA Guidance Regarding Manager and Supervisor Participation in Tip Pools

New Requirements for Employee Personnel Record Review Now in Effect in Illinois

New York’s Workplace Safety Trend Creates More Responsibilities for Employers

Illinois Supreme Court Issues Important Decision Concerning Overtime Pay and Damages Under the Illinois Minimum Wage Law

EEOC Technical Guidance Warns Against DEI-Related Discrimination at Work

Florida’s CHOICE Act Gives Employers Much To Consider In Reshaping Their Restrictive Covenant Agreements

One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s No Tax On Tips and Overtime Provisions Prompt Important Questions and Considerations for Both Employers and Workers

Illinois Employment Law Watch New and Upcoming Employment Law Developments

New Guidance for Federally Funded Entities Regarding Discrimination

New York City Expands Unpaid and Covered Leave Under Earned Safe and Sick Time Act

New Amendments to the Illinois Workplace Transparency Act Will Provide Greater Protection to Employees

2026 Wage Updates for New York State

Third Circuit Signals Shift in Requirements for Releaseof FLSA Claims In Class Action Settlements

Nevada Supreme Court Holds That State Wage and Hour Laws Do Not Incorporate the Federal Portal-to-Portal Act

AB 288: California Attempts to Step In as Federal Labor Enforcement Stalls

Colorado Supreme Court Shortens the Statute of Limitations for Colorado Minimum Wage Act Claims  

New Jersey Prohibits Employers from Holding Mandatory Meetings on Labor Organizing

Treasury Department Issues List of Jobs Qualifying for New Tip Income Deduction Under “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act

Health Plan Tobacco Surcharge Litigation

Sixth Circuit Splits with EEOC and Other Circuits as to Employer Liability for Harassment by Non-Employees Under Title VII

Alternative Investments and 401(k) Plans

Seventh Circuit Departs from Traditional Two-Step Collective Certification Framework in FLSA and ADEA Cases

New York City’s Earned Safe and Sick TimeAct Is Amended to Include Paid Prenatal Leave

Preserving Workplace Culture Amidst the Threat of AI Deepfakes: Employer Considerations in the Wake of the Federal TAKE IT DOWN Act

Ninth Circuit Weighs In On Circuit Split Involving FLSA Collective Action Jurisdictional Requirements

UK Employment Rights Bill Update: the Implementation Roadmap

U.S. Department of Labor Announces Relaunch & Expansion of Its Opinion Letter Program

New York State 2025 Budget Includes Limitation on Damages in Frequency-of-Pay Cases

Acting NLRB General Counsel Pulls Back Memoranda

Recent Litigation in California Challenges New Captive Audience Meeting Bill

You Can’t Miss a Shot If You Don’t Show Up to the Game: Union Pulls Petition to Unionize Dartmouth Basketball Team

Approaching Deadline to Post Last Year’s Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses

DOL Returns to Prior Dual Jobs Regulation for Tipped Employees

DOL Reaffirms That Managers And Supervisors May Not Participate In Tip Pools

NLRB Weakens Ability of Employers to Rely on Management Rights Clauses in Collective Bargaining Agreements . . . For Now

Fifth Circuit Strikes Down U.S. Department of Labor Tip Credit Rule

Recent Judicial Decisions Highlight the Importance of Anti-Harassment Training

Illinois’s Freelance Worker Protection Act Took Effect July 1, 2024

Will PAGA Be Reformed?

EEOC Updates Anti-Harassment Guidance for First Time in 25 Years

Motion Seeking to Stay or Enjoin FTC Final Rule Banning Employer-Employee Non‑Competes Set for Ruling by July 3, 2024

Delivering the Goods:  The Exemption from Arbitration Focuses on the Worker, Not the Industry

Key Changes Impacting UK Employment Law From April 2024

The Deal That Ended the SAG-AFTRA Strike

Ringing in the New California Laws

New York City Bans Employers from Creating Height and Weight Requirements

New Law in New York State Impacts Settlement Agreements

UK Supreme Court Ruling:  A Look at the Changes to a Series of Unlawful Deductions

Major Changes Proposed to Non-Competes in the UK

New Law Requires Greater Chicago Metropolitan Area Employers to Provide Pre-Tax Transit Benefits

New York State and City Labor and Employment Updates

California Increases Requirements for Paid Sick Leave

California Approves Minimum Wage Increase for Health Care Employees

California Fast Food Workers Look Forward to Pay Increases

A Rise in DSARs: Why Can Data Subject Access Requests Be Such a Burden?

NLRB Continues to Rewrite the Rules to Limit Employers’ Authority

Just Dropped: IRS Provides Relief on Roth Contributions for HCEs

Unionization Upon Demand:NLRB Announces Most Significant Change to Labor Law in 50 Years

New UK Employer Duty to Prevent Sexual Harassment to Be Watered Down

DOL Returns to Prior Davis-Bacon Act Wage Definition for Construction Industry

EEOC Proposes Regulations for Implementation of Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

NLRB to Start Scrutinizing Employer Policies More Closely

CCPA Relief at Risk:  California Attorney General Announces New Investigative Sweep

New York City Law Tackles AI Bias in Employment

The California Supreme Court Sets Viking River Cruise Decision Adrift

A Welcome Delay in CCPA Regulations Enforcement

Illinois Governor Expected to Sign Pay Transparency Bill into Law

AI “Hallucinations” Can Inflict Real-World Pain

Minnesota Enacts Ban on Non-Competition Agreements

NLRB Refashions Independent Contractor Test

Calculating FMLA Leave:  What Happens on Holidays?

Employers Face Minimum Wage Increases in Certain Cities and Local Areas

Canada’s Wildfires Are a Good Reminder of an Employer’s Duty to Provide a Workplace Free of Known Safety and Health Hazards

Workplace Counseling and Policies

Insights & Events

Vedder Works Employment Law Series Rosemont, IL 2026

Vedder Works Employment Law Series Chicago, IL 2026

New York Amends Recently Enacted Trapped at Work Act that Bans Employment Promissory Notes

EEOC Rescinds Prior Harassment Guidance: What Employers Need to Know Now

California DLSE Publishes “Workplace Know Your Rights” Notice for Employer Distribution by February 1, 2026

Amendment to New Jersey Family Leave Act Expands Coverage for Employees

New York City Comptroller Proposes New Rules for Certain Construction Projects Under the Affordable Neighborhoods for New Yorkers Tax Incentive Program

New York Prohibits Employers from Requesting or Using Employees’ Credit History

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