Legal clinic targets Illinois employers
"Legal Update for Illinois Employers," a review of immigration, employment and other legal issues, will be from 8 to 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, at Aurora University's Orchard Center, 2245 Sequoia Drive in Aurora. Admission and parking are free. Registration, networking and refreshments are from 7:30 to 8 a.m.
Penelope Lechtenberg, partner attorney with Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, in Rockford, is the scheduled speaker. She will detail current legal trends, recent federal and state legislation and upcoming legal requirements that will affect Illinois employers.
Lechtenberg provides employers with practical advice on employment-related issues. Additionally, Lechtenberg represents management in labor and employment law matters before federal and state courts and administrative agencies.
They include the National Labor Relations Board, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, OSHA, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Illinois Department of Human Rights, Illinois Department of Labor, Illinois Human Rights Commission and Illinois Department of Employment Security.
Lechtenberg counsels on effective implementation of ADA and FMLA requirements, employee benefits programs, unemployment compensation procedures and hearings, and questions arising under the federal and state wage and hour laws.
She regularly prepares employment agreements, separation agreements and all other forms of business contracts.
For more information, call (630) 947-8923 or email emiranda@aurora.edu.