About
Provided by Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Strong employer-employee relations are essential to the success of any business. Michael Best’s Illinois Labor & Employment Relations team assists clients across the country make well-informed employment decisions and prepare for the future.
We take pride in understanding an organization’s unique needs—whether it is publicly held or nonprofit, private or public sector, with large or small workforces, white-collar or blue-collar, unionized or union-free.
We counsel clients from the earliest stages of employment-related decision-making, helping them develop and maintain workable employment policies, practices, and procedures that comply with evolving legal requirements. Our team’s deep knowledge of state-specific laws and regulations ensures clients receive the most relevant and effective advice tailored to their local needs.
Clients in Illinois and beyond turn to Michael Best for timely solutions, proactive advice, and goal-oriented advocacy, whether in the courtroom, during strategic planning, or at the bargaining table. We’re dedicated to helping employers anticipate and plan for change, manage risk, resolve conflict, and protect their interests.
Service Areas
• Affirmative Action Compliance
• Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
• Employment Litigation
• Employment Policies, Practices, and Audits
• Immigration
• Labor-Management Relations
• Unfair Competition and Trade Secrets
• Wage and Hour Compliance and Defense
• Workplace Safety and Health
