Wessels Sherman  

Our Key Areas of Practice

Established in 1986, the law firm of Wessels Sherman Joerg Liszka Laverty Seneczko P.C. handles labor and employment law cases exclusively on behalf of employers. Many of our attorneys have been practicing long before the establishment of the firm. All of this experience makes us one of the most prominent management side labor and employment law firms in the nation.

We are proud of our ability to assist management in the following key areas.  For information on these subject areas, please view the specific page by clicking on the links below as shown or contact our offices.

• Labor Union Matters
  • National Labor Relations Board matters
  • Union negotiations
  • Counseling employers in union avoidance strategies
  • Counter-organizational campaigns and decertification procedures
  • Strikes and picketing
  • Grievances and arbitration
  • Construction industry labor matters, including union trust fund claims
• Discrimination/Wrongful Termination
  • Sexual harassment
  • Whistleblowing
  • All types of discrimination
• Government Regulations
  • Affirmative action plans
  • Office of federal contract compliance
  • Wage and hour laws
  • OSHA
  • Unemployment Insurance Hearings
• Unfair Competition Matters
  • Sales representatives
  • Drafting enforceable non-compete and sales representative agreements
  • Litigating breaches of restrictive covenant agreements
• Litigation Services
  • Defending companies against a vast array of employment-related claims in state and federal courts across the country
  • Defending employers against government claims brought by the EEOC, NLRB, OSHA, DOL and numerous state agencies
• Independent Contractor Status
  • Reviewing and revising independent contractor agreements;
  • Helping strengthen independent contractor relationships;
  • Defending companies when they are audited by state departments of unemployment insurance, the IRS, and other government agencies;
  • Keeping companies up to date about any changes in the law which might impact on independent contractor situations;
  • Advising companies about their risk in using independent contractors and helping them lower that risk;
  • Advising construction and construction-related companies (including trucking) about their risks under the Illinois Employee Classification Act (formerly HB1795) and helping them lower those risks;
  • Helping companies establish and maintain independent contractor files;
  • Doing in-house training to teach companies how to properly interface with their independent contractors; and
  • Revising the many kinds of written materials that a company might use in connection with its independent contractors. 
• Worker's Compensation Defense
  • Defense of worker's compensation claims before state industrial commissions
  • Handling related cases such as workers compensation retaliation actions, FMLA and ADA cases
  • Consulting on worker's compensation cost containment
• Human Resources Matters
  • Employee handbooks
  • Disciplining and terminating employees
  • Policies and procedures
  • Affirmative action plans
• Employment Immigration
  • Bringing workers to the country for employment 
  • Social Security no-match letters
  • Obtaining work authority visas
  • Advice on I-9s
  • I-9 Audits
• Employee Benefits
  • Benefit Plan Compliance, Design & Administration
  • Deferred Compensation Plans
  • ERISA Litigation
  • Multi-Employer Welfare & Pension Plan Audits and Litigation
  • COBRA Compliance and Administration
  • HIPAA Compliance
  • Employee Benefit Issues Arising Out of Mergers and Acquisitions
  • ERISA Fiduciary Obligations

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