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Category: Labor and Employment

HMBR Shareholder Named Co-Chair of the ABA’s Labor and Employment Law Section’s Trial Institute

Patrick Deady, head of the firm’s Litigation Practice, was recently named the union/employee co-chair of the Trial Institute of the ABA’s Section of Labor and Employment Law. The Trial Institute sponsors a biannual comprehensive four-day trial skills training course specifically designed for mid-level labor and employment lawyers.  The 3rd Trial […]

  Sep 16, 2020  |  By    |   On Firm News

HMBR Successfully Appeals A Circuit Court Decision That Reinstated Pension Credits Awarded To A Government Employee For Unqualified Prior Employment

The River Forest Township (Township), together with the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) successfully appealed a decision of the Cook County Circuit Court that had reinstated 198 months of “omitted service credit” awarded to a former Township employee for his prior employment with a non-profit entity not eligible to make […]

  Sep 9, 2020  |  By    |   On Firm News

Summary of Provisions of The CARES Act and Associated Appropriations Language Related to Labor and Small Businesses

Small businesses across the U.S. have been hit especially hard in recent weeks as Americans shelter-in-place and practice social distancing to further prevent the spread of COVID-19. In response, Congress has passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) to help workers, families, and businesses during this […]

  Mar 28, 2020  |  By    |   On Labor and Employment