Chicago, IL
Employment and labor Lawyer at Chicago, IL
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor, Civil Rights
OUTCOME: Settled before a federal nagistrate
Mrs. Teklu worked for a company that did business with a branch of the federal government. When she complained of sexual harassment, she was terminated in retaliation.
OUTCOME: Settled
Complaint alleging racial discrimination, (African American), retaliation, and violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act due her being HIV positive was successfully settled for a non disclosed ... monetary amount plus other equitable relief at a conference before a Magistrate Judge.
OUTCOME: Settled after def's, lost summary judgment.
Plaintiff suffered from several mental disabilities and taught special education. The district assigned 3 additional teachers to her classroom to use as an office during her lessons. Obviously, she w ... as not only unable to teach with such distractions, she was unable to cope with the stress of the situation, and had to take leave. However, though no other teacher was put in such circumstances, the District refused to offer Plaintiff any meaningful accommodations so as to allow her to return. The District claimed that they offered Plaintiff accommodations, but that she refused. However, surprisingly, the Court held for Plaintiff in failing to grant the district summary judgment on the issue of whether accommodations were offered. This was surprising because despite the overwhelming advantages of Defendants due to their that their consistent misconduct went unpunished and were granted everything they could have wished for. However, winning summary judgment on the issue turned everything around. Before trial, the case was transferred to a magistrate judge to see if the parties could come to an agreement. At a settlement conference with the Magistrate--which are always confidential--the parties were able to agree on terms which Plaintiff and myself believe will have a positive impact on future any future level of blatant ADA violations.
OUTCOME: Case was settled prior to trial confidentially
Teacher claimed his termination was in retaliation for taking leave under the Family Medical Leave Act, (FMLA) and interference in violation of the same. Plaintiff was was able to defeat Defendant's ... motion summary judgment on both retaliation and interference counts, and case was set for pretrial hearing, but was settled soon after the summary judgment ruling.
OUTCOME: Settled for an undisclosed amount.
The details of the case are confidential except to say that Brown successfully settled the case for an undisclosed amount of overtime wages pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act,that she had earned ... while working as an payroll administrator. Brown also received an undisclosed amount for her alleged discharge in retaliation for making a Worker's Compensation. Though the case was successfully settled, Defendants admit know wrongdoing and the amount is confidential.
OUTCOME: Reversed and awarded benefits--currently being appealed by the Illinois Attorney General's office.
After exhausting all administrative appeals for the denial of his unemployment benefits, I was retained to appeal the case to the circuit court for administrative review. The Illinois Attorney Genera ... l's Office represented the The Ill. Dept. of Employment security and the Board of Review at a hearing in the circuit court. However, the court reversed the Board's previous decisions, finding that Cortez was not terminated for misconduct, and awarded Cortez full benefits, which he received.
OUTCOME: Settled to client's satifiaction for $20,000
Case for unpaid minimum wages, illegal wage withholding, and breach of contract.
OUTCOME: settled under confidential terms prior to trial Human Rights Commission
An employee was hired by a large household name company, but when it was discovered that he had diabetes, they subjected him to illegal medical test, and eventually terminated him stating that he faile ... d to cooperated with the test as they did not want a diabetic working there. this was a violation of the American's With Disabilities Act, and the Illinois Human Rights Act, which forbid the discrimination of applicants and employees based on their disability, and prevents them from making certain types of medical inquires. Prior to going to trial in the Human Rights Commission, Parties agreed to settle the case. This case was interesting because it had been proceeding since 2005, with the Client representing himself. In February of 2010, just before the judge was going to dismiss his case for good due not following proper procedures in discovery, the National Diabetes Association referred him to me, and we were able to put the case together. It was also more difficult because at the time my Client filed his case, the 2008 amendments to the ADA were not yet in effect, therefore we had to use the old law.
OUTCOME: arrests expunged
Expunged two arrest records
OUTCOME: Plea Bargain for no jail time, and 15 days community service
Client Charged with aggravated assault, and prosecutors were seeking 1 year of incarceration.
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