Chico & Nunes, P.C.  provides counsel surrounding a wide array of issues related to the workplace. We have extensive experience representing a range of clients on a variety of employment-related issues. We have counseled corporations on compliance, wage and hour issues; drafted employment manuals; and provided anti-discrimination training.  We have represented major employers' interactions with current and former employees on a wide variety of topics related to their employer/employee relationships. 

 AREAS OF EXPERIENCE:
               

• Defending companies from claims of Sexual Harassment, Racial Discrimination and Age Discrimination, and counseling companies on avoidance of such charges
• Counseling companies in the drafting and enforcement of non-competition provisions and enforcement of same
• Drafting of employment manuals
• Counseling companies on compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act
• Assisting with the interpretation and application of the Family and Medical Leave Act
• Prosecuting and defending parties before the Illinois Civil Service Commission and the Illinois Merit Commission
• Providing counsel on wage and hour issues, including claims before the Illinois Department of Labor
• Litigating respondeat superior issues pertaining to liability imputed to employers through acts of their employees
• Applying the Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to vindicate employers' rights
• Negotiating and representing companies in disputes regarding employment contracts
• Counseling companies on the application of the Illinois Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act
• Representing companies in investigations and negotiations with the Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs