Total Credits: 1.25
This session will provide an overview of the processes and procedures involved in investigation of cases before the ILRB and IELRB. We will discuss filing charges, the investigative process for petitions and unfair labor practice charges, conduct of hearings, and resolution by the Boards in an effort to provide a look at what happens behind the scenes once a case is initiated.
Nick Gutierrez has been a Staff Attorney/Investigator for the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board since 2016. In his role, he investigates unfair labor practice charges and representation petitions, acts as a mediator in charges that have been set for hearing, and handles matters for the Board as an administrative law judge. He is a 2014 graduate of the DePaul University College of Law.
Kimberly Stevens is the Executive Director of the Illinois Labor Relations Board. Prior to her current position with the Labor Board, Ms. Stevens was most recently Deputy General Counsel at the Illinois State Board of Education. Ms. Stevens has also worked for the Illinois Labor Relations Board as an Administrative Law Judge, and she previously served as labor relations counsel for the Department of Central Management Services, representing the State of Illinois in contract negotiations, arbitration hearings, and cases before the ILRB. Ms. Stevens began her legal career at the Illinois Attorney General’s office in the civil trials bureau, where she was responsible for government defense litigation in State and federal courts as well as administrative matters before State merit boards and commissions. Ms. Stevens received her Bachelor’s degree summa cum laude in history, political science, and humanities from Valparaiso University and her Juris Doctor degree magna cum laude from the Valparaiso University School of Law.
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