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Supreme Court Bars State Administrative Hurdles for Federal Civil Rights Claims

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday in the case of Williams v. Washington (No. 23-191) that an Alabama law requiring people...

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Supreme Court Rules on FLSA Evidence Standards in Overtime Exemption Case

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled Wednesday that disputes over Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) exemptions do not require heightened evidence standards....

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Illinois Enacts Freelance Worker Protection Act

Illinois has enacted the Freelance Worker Protection Act (“FWPA”) which provides broad protections for independent contractors. Starting July 1, 2024, independent contractors...

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Whitney Barr Joins C&A

The Firm is happy to announce that Whitney Barr joined as an Associate in August 2023. Whitney concentrates her practice in employment litigation and has a passion for employee rights. Prior to joining the firm, Whitney represented eight young women in a high-profile sexual harassment lawsuit against their employer. It was her work on this case that motivated Whitney to focus her practice on advocating for employee rights and defending employees from adverse employment actions. Outside of her law firm...

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Alejandro Caffarelli Named to Super Lawyers Top 100

The Firm is proud to have attorney Alejandro Caffarelli named as one of the 2023 top 100 Illinois lawyers in all practice areas by Super Lawyers, for the second consecutive year. Super Lawyers is a division of the Thompson Reuters Corporation, and each year the company rates attorneys based upon independent research and peer reviews. It goes without saying that this recognition could not have been achieved without the benefit of the Caffarelli & Associates Ltd. team, including Alexis Martin,...

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Amanda Burns Joins C&A

We are pleased to announce that Amanda Burns has joined the firm as an associate. Amanda obtained her J.D. and graduated cum laude from Loyola University Chicago in 2019. While in law school Amanda was an editor on the Loyola University Chicago Law Journal and served as an academic tutor for property and contract courses. Amanda's interest in employment law grew through internships at the Chicago Public Schools Board of Education and the Attorney General's Office where she had hands-on...

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Alexis Martin & Alejandro Caffarelli Prevail at Trial

In 2019, Caffarelli & Associates Ltd. client Michael Jensen and his company, Jensen Medical Services, filed a lawsuit against Defendant Glaysher Medical Technologies, claiming that Glaysher Medical put them out of business by making defamatory statements about them. Jensen and Jensen Medical Services also claimed that Glaysher Medical Technologies wrongfully interfered with their business prospects. After various delays, primarily due to COVID-related court backlogs, a jury trial was finally held in McHenry County Circuit Court in late October, 2022. At...

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Alejandro Caffarelli Named to Super Lawyers Top 100

The Firm is proud to have attorney Alejandro Caffarelli named as one of the 2022 top 100 lawyers in the State of Illinois by Super Lawyers, based upon peer reviews. However, it goes without saying that this recognition could not have been achieved without the benefit of the awesome team at Caffarelli & Associates Ltd. including attorneys Alexis Martin, Katherine Stryker, and Nicole Young, as well as our tireless and dedicated Manager Joanna Germann Zalewski and Firm Administrator Mariela Cano....

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Alexis D. Martin Promoted to Partner

Caffarelli & Associates Ltd. is extremely pleased to announce that Alexis D. Martin has been elevated to the position of Partner within the Firm. Alexis has worked at Caffarelli & Associates Ltd. since 2014; her practice is focused on class action litigation, biometrics and privacy law, wage and hour matters, whistleblower & retaliation, family and medical leave, and employee separations. Alexis' expertise and professionalism has and will continue to be vital to the Firm's success. Please join us in congratulating...

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