Responding to Incivility in the Workplace
- Categories:
- Labor Law | Labor Relations
- Speakers:
- Kelly Coyle | Kimberly Stevens | John J. Weathers
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 18 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 02, 2022
- Product Type:
- On Demand
- License:
- Never expires.
Description
Comprised of representatives from the ILRB, FMCS, and private practice, this panel will focus on issues of civility, how these issues intertwine with ethics rules and responsibilities for both lawyers and practitioners, and how we can avoid and respond to incivility in the workplace. Attendees will have the opportunity to examine these issues through interactive engagement with the panel.
Speaker
Kelly Coyle Related Seminars and Products
Attorney
Clark Baird Smith LLP
Kelly has a well-rounded background in Labor and Employment Law and frequently assists clients with their traditional labor issues. Kelly also advises and represents clients on a variety of other employee issues including disability pension matters and Public Employee Safety Benefit Protection Act, as well as issues regarding Title VII, the ADA, and the FMLA.
Kimberly Stevens Related Seminars and Products
Executive Director
Illinois Labor Relations Board
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.
John J. Weathers Related Seminars and Products
Commissioner
Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service
John Weathers is Commissioner of Mediation in the Peoria, Illinois field service area of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS). Mr. Weathers joined the FMCS in 2016 after working as labor counsel for the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council (ILFOPLC) in Springfield, IL for over six years. While with the ILFOPLC he negotiated and administered numerous collective bargaining agreements, presented cases in grievance and interest arbitration, and handled various court and labor board issues. Prior to his employment with the ILFOPLC, Mr. Weathers worked for the State of Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS) for nearly four years. His duties at CMS included grievance arbitration, unfair labor practices charges filed against state employees and agencies and negotiation of collective bargaining agreements.. Prior to practicing labor law Mr. Weathers was an State of Illinois Assistant Attorney General focused on defending the State in Federal and State Courts against various constitutional claims. Mr. Weathers received his undergraduate degree in political science from the University of Illinois and his law degree from the Kent College of Law at the Illinois Institute of Technology.