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Peyton Demith is a member of Vedder’s Labor &amp; Employment group, representing and advising employers across industries on labor and employment matters.

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He guides clients through collective bargaining negotiations, contract administration, union organizing campaigns, grievance arbitration, and proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board and Illinois Labor Relations Board.

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Peyton also advises on workplace policies, labor compliance, and employment issues arising from corporate transactions. He helps employers navigate federal laws, including OSHA, FMLA, ADA, and FLSA, as well as Illinois-specific regulations, including the Paid Leave for All Workers Act, the Cook County Paid Leave Ordinance, and Chicago’s Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance.

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Vedder Works Employment Law Series Rosemont, IL 2023

Vedder Works Employment Law Series Chicago, IL 2023

National Labor Relations Board Updates Webinar

Vedder Works Employment Law Series Chicago, IL 2024

Vedder Works Employment Law Series Rosemont, IL 2024

Vedder Works Employment Law Series Chicago, IL 2025

Vedder Works Employment Law Series Rosemont, IL 2025

NLRB’s New Joint Employer Test Significantly Expands Circumstances Under Which Separate Entities Will Be Deemed Joint Employers

NLRB Curbs the Scope of Severance Agreements for Non-Supervisory Employees at All Employers

NLRB General Counsel Answers Questions on Severance Agreements in New Memorandum

NLRB General Counsel Says Most Non-Competes are Illegal Under Labor Law

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

Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance Takes Effect July 1

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

Acting NLRB General Counsel Pulls Back Memoranda

Trump Tests Limits of Authority to Shape National Labor Relations Board

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

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

Navigating the New OSHA Walkaround Rule

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

NLRB Refashions Independent Contractor Test

NLRB Puts Employers On the Hook for Expanded Remedies for Unfair Labor Practices

NLRB Curbs the Scope of Severance Agreements forNon-Supervisory Employees at All Employers

Employment

Labor Relations

Peyton C. Demith

Peyton C. Demith

Peyton C. Demith

Credentials

Education

Bar Admissions

Insights & Events

Vedder Works Employment Law Series Rosemont, IL 2025

Vedder Works Employment Law Series Chicago, IL 2025

Acting NLRB General Counsel Pulls Back Memoranda

Acting NLRB General Counsel Pulls Back Memoranda

Trump Tests Limits of Authority to Shape National Labor Relations Board

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

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

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

Peyton C. Demith

Credentials

Education

Bar Admissions

Insights & Events

Vedder Works Employment Law Series Rosemont, IL 2025

Vedder Works Employment Law Series Chicago, IL 2025

Acting NLRB General Counsel Pulls Back Memoranda

Acting NLRB General Counsel Pulls Back Memoranda

Trump Tests Limits of Authority to Shape National Labor Relations Board

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

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

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

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