Practice Expertise

  • Labor & Employment
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Areas of Practice

  • Labor & Employment
  • Employment Advice, Counseling and Training
  • Employment Litigation and Dispute Resolution
  • Internal Investigations and Compliance
  • Labor & Employment
  • Labor, Employment & Benefits
  • Wage and Hour Compliance and Defense
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Profile

Labor and employment counsel covering an array of issues

Kaitlin Phillips counsels employers and human resources professionals on a wide range of labor and employment matters and provides research and litigation prep in ongoing cases. She represents employers across a wide range of industries with issues involving the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and other federal, state and local fair employment and anti-discrimination issues.

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois

Education

  • Loras College (B.A., 2016)
    • Politics, International Studies and Sociology
    • Dean's Top 20 Students; Valder Social Justice Award; Sociology Student of the Year
    • Women's Basketball, Team Captain; Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference: All-Academic Team and Johanna Olson Female Scholar Athlete of the Year
  • University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2019)
    • Order of the Coif
    • University of Illinois Law Review, articles editor
    • Rickert Award For Excellence in Academics and in Legal Writing
    • Harno Scholar (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
    • Dean's List (2018)
    • CALI Award, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law, Advanced Trial Team, and Sports Law Seminar

Areas of Practice

  • Labor & Employment
  • Employment Advice, Counseling and Training
  • Employment Litigation and Dispute Resolution
  • Internal Investigations and Compliance
  • Labor & Employment
  • Labor, Employment & Benefits
  • Wage and Hour Compliance and Defense

Professional Career



Articles

  • Biometric Information Privacy Update: New Illinois Appellate Ruling Expands Temporal Recovery Period and Suggests Enhanced Damage Remedy Available
  • Chicago's COVID-19 Anti-Retaliation Ordinance Impacts Employer Reopening Plans
  • EEOC Updates and Expands Its COVID-19 Employer Technical Assistance Questions and Answers
  • Employers: What the Revised CDC Guidance for Fully Vaccinated People Means for You
  • FAQs Regarding Employer COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Policies
  • FAQs Regarding Employer COVID-19 Vaccination and Return-to-Work Issues
  • FAQs Regarding Employer COVID-19 Vaccination Policies and Practices
  • Federal Vaccine Mandates: Key Takeaways and Action Steps for Employers
  • Illinois Equal Pay Act Update: New Clarity in Final Administrative Rules but Questions Remain
  • Illinois Legislature Passes Equal Pay Act Amendment: Employers Likely Required to Include Pay Scale and Benefits in Job Postings
  • It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over – EEOC Issues Updated Guidance as COVID-19 Pandemic Lingers
  • Large Fines Assessed Under Chicago and Cook County Paid Sick Leave Ordinances
  • President Pushes “Path out of the Pandemic” COVID-19 Action Plan: Key Takeaways for Employers
  • Proposed Rules for the Illinois Equal Pay Act Create More Obligations and Confusion for Employers
  • Quarles & Brady 2019 Appellate Year in Review
  • The Rising Tide: Momentum Building for Mandatory Vaccination Policies - Key Considerations for Employers
  • The Rollercoaster Continues to Roll: Federal Vaccine Mandates Back On?
  • Time Off From Work For Voting Under Illinois Law
  • Vaccination Mandates: The Latest on OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard, Other Mandatory Vaccination Considerations, and Answers to FAQs
  • “Please Exit the Ride” – OSHA ETS is Off, CMS Rule is On, and CDC Guidance is Updated: What Employers Need to Know Now

Seminar

  • 2024 Illinois Employment Law Update: A Year in Review and the Year Ahead

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