Graefe & Hansen, Ltd.

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Email: hansen@ghemployerlaw.com

Graefe & Hansen, Ltd. 55 West Monroe Street, Suite 3550 Chicago, IL Cook Co. 60603 (Cook Co.)View Map

Employment

Protected Activities under the National Labor Relations Act
The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (NLRA) was passed to guarantee employees the right to join labor unions and to have the unions negotiate the terms of their employment with their employers. In addition to guaranteeing rights to employees, the NLRA prohibits certain activities by employers and unions. More...
The Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act
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Overtime Pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA), those employers who allow or require their employees to work overtime are generally required to pay them at a premium rate for their services. The FLSA, however, does not apply to all workers. Specifically excluded from the scope of the FLSA are: More...
Unfair Labor Practices in the Federal Sector
Title VII of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, known as the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute, grants many employees of most federal executive agencies the right to organize into labor unions. In addition to granting these rights to covered federal employees, the Statute sets forth certain practices by labor organizations or federal employers that are illegal under federal law. More...
Labor Unions
Once a union has been selected as the bargaining unit by a group of employees, has been voluntarily recognized by the employer, or has been certified by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the union has the right to bargain with the employer for one year. If no agreement is reached within one year, the employer must continue to bargain with the union unless it withdraws its recognition of the labor union in good faith or until the union is decertified. An employer must bargain with a union that it voluntarily recognizes as its employees' representative for a reasonable amount of time. More...

Areas Of Practice

  • Collective Bargaining
  • Employment Law
  • Employment Litigation
  • Labor Arbitration
  • Labor Relations
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