Labor & Employment

Chicago Area Complex Employment Litigation

Serving residents of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall and Lake Counties
Berndtson Law, P.C. provide cost-effective employment counseling to its clients that is firmly rooted in business realities. Our goal is to help clients resolve problems before they expand into lawsuits. We advise in three distinct areas:

Counseling: We are committed to providing relevant, topical and cutting-edge counseling to our clients. Examples of topics which we routinely discuss with our clients include:
  • Fair Labor Standards Act Compliance;
  • Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance;
  • Sexual Harassment and other Title VII Issues;
  • Employers’ Trade Secrets and Restrictive Covenants; and
  • Privacy and other 21st Century Employment Issues, including identity theft, e-mail policies, immigration issues, employee military service, telecommunicating and part-time employee issues.
Litigation: Scott A. Berndtson has experience in dealing with contentious and complex litigation and thorough knowledge of the labor and employment law field leads his clients towards successful outcomes. He has successfully represented clients in a variety of employment litigation matters including:
  • Non-Compete Covenants and Trade Secrets– prosecuting and defending actions involving temporary restraining orders and injunctions in matters concerning alleged violations of employment contracts and misappropriation of trade secrets.
  • Discrimination Claims– before the Illinois Department of Human Rights and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
  • State and Federal Employment Claims – defending and prosecuting clients’ cases in state and federal courts in actions involving employment contracts, retaliation and wrongful termination claims.
Drafting: Berndtson Law, P.C. drafts concise employment documents which directly and succinctly address its clients’ needs. Examples of labor and employment documents which we draft frequently involve: Non-Compete, Non-Solicitation and Non-Disclosure Agreements; Severance Packages; Employee Handbooks; Termination Letters; Harassment and Investigation Policies and Drug Testing Policies.
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