Panelists will share tips and best practices on handling a disciplinary case, from client intake through the grievance and arbitration process, from their perspectives as advocates and neutral, using a hypothetical scenario to guide the discussion.
For more than 25 years, all in Chicago, Jeremy has represented management in labor and employment litigation and counseling matters. Jeremy has defended class action wage and hour/overtime disputes, EEO class actions, and retaliatory discharge cases. He has obtained TROs and preliminary injunctions in response to labor disputes and tried dozens of labor arbitrations along with leading collective bargaining negotiations for employers and employee associations covering thousands of employees. Jeremy has experience with investigations and litigation with the EEOC, OFCCP, and Department of Labor, and infuses these lessons into counseling clients to close-out government audits and avoid litigation.
Jeremy currently serves as the managing partner for the firm’s Chicago office. He regularly speaks and writes for employer associations and national publications on employment law topics. He is an active leader in the American Bar Association's Labor and Employment Law Section and has held numerous leadership positions including co-chair of the ABA's Federal Labor Standards Legislation Committee, the largest committee devoted to federal wage and hour laws.
Jeremy received his law degree from the University of Iowa, with high honors. Outside of the firm, he chairs the board of the Olive Branch Mission, the oldest continuously operating emergency and transitional housing shelter in Chicago.
Tyson Roan works primarily with unionized faculty and staff at public colleges and universities throughout central Illinois for the Illinois Federation of Teachers. Previously, he worked for over a decade with SEIU Local 73 in a variety of capacities, including as Counsel, General Counsel, and Chief of Staff.
Opening Plenary: How Will This Election Cycle Influence Public Sector Labor Relations
Original Program Date: 12/06/2024 |
Mediation-Arbitration, Expedited Hearings, Consolidated, and Multiple Claims.
Original Program Date: 12/06/2024 |
The AI Revolution in Labor: Recent Developments and Future Challenges
Original Program Date: 12/06/2024 |
Police Officer Certification and Decertification Three Years After the SAFE-T Act
Original Program Date: 12/06/2024 |