Under VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, an employer is prohibited from retaliating against an employee because the employee participated in an investigation or lawsuit for protected conduct, such as complaining of sexual harassment [1]. In Volling v. Kurtz Paramedic ...
Read MoreUnder the American with Disabilities Act of 1990, when an employee is disabled, the employee and employer must collaborate in good faith to determine ...
View MoreLast month, the 7th U.S Court of Appeals clarified evidentiary standards used in discrimination cases, rectifying long held misunderstandings as to ...
View MoreLeading Lawyers Magazine, a popular legal publication in Illinois, has named Attorney Fern Trevino within the Top 10 Plaintiff’s Employment Law ...
View MoreThe United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced changes to the standards used to determine which employees are entitled to overtime ...
View MoreThe Law Offices of Fern Trevino often receives calls from prospective clients who possess “evidence” in the form of recorded conversations with a boss ...
View MoreIn January 2015, the Illinois legislature updated the Illinois Human Rights Act (“the Act”) to provide much greater protection to women facing ...
View MoreAttorney Fern Trevino has been selected among the top four female employment lawyers in Illinois by the prestigious Leading Lawyers group. She has ...
View MoreIndividuals who are regularly subjected to sexual harassment in the workplace are often left feeling uncomfortable, confused as to what actions they ...
View MoreAttorney Matthew Tyrrell has been selected to the 2014 Illinois Super Lawyers - Rising Stars list. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers ...
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