Litigating, Defending, and Preventing Employment Discrimination Cases: Practice Updates and Tips Concerning the Illinois Human Rights Act (CHICAGO)

Agenda

9:00 – 9:30 a.m.  Avoiding Errors when Filing and Pursuing a Charge/Case at the IDHR
This informative presentation gives you the information you need to properly file a charge to start a case with the Illinois Department of Human Rights. Tips and advice for giving your case the best chance of moving on to the next step in the case prosecution proceedings are also included.
Tomas A. Ramirez, Illinois Department of Human Rights, Chicago

9:30 – 10:30 a.m.  Basic Practice Tips for Complainants with Pending Cases*
Moving a case from start to finish from the Illinois Department of Human Rights through the Illinois Human Rights Commission can oftentimes take months or years. This segment examines the process from the plaintiff’s perspective and offers basic practice tips for complainants on how to best conclude a pending case in a timely, economical, and ethical fashion.
Peter M. LaSorsa, The Law Offices of Peter M. LaSorsa, P.C., Mapleton/Chicago

10:30 – 10:45 a.m.  Break (beverages provided)

10:45 – 11:45 a.m.  Basic Practice Tips for Employers and Respondents with Pending Cases
Learn to defend your pending case in a timely and economical way with this comprehensive overview from the defendant’s perspective. Basic practice tips for preventing a matter from getting to the Illinois Department of Human Rights are also included.
Paul G. Prendergast, Laborers’ Local 773, Marion

11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.  Morning Question and Answer Session
Take advantage of this opportunity to ask questions and/or discuss some of the issues highlighted by the speakers throughout the morning sessions. Web attendees are welcome to participate by typing questions and comments via the Q&A tab on their webcast screen.
Peter M. LaSorsa, The Law Offices of Peter M. LaSorsa, P.C., Mapleton/Chicago
Paul G. Prendergast, Laborers’ Local 773, Marion
Tomas A. Ramirez, Illinois Department of Human Rights, Chicago

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.  Lunch (on your own)

1:00 – 2:15 p.m.  Motion Practice before the IHRC and Important IHRC Cases
Hear from an Illinois Human Rights Commission administrative law judge on how to win motions and move a case forward or get it dismissed. Complainants and respondents alike will benefit from the points of advice provided throughout this session.
Hon. William J. Borah, Administrative Law Judge, Illinois Human Rights Commission, Chicago

2:15 – 2:30 p.m.  Break (refreshments provided)

2:30 – 3:45 p.m.  Ethical Settlement Options and Approaches before the IHRC*
Join us for this panel presentation in which two practitioners and an Illinois Human Rights Commission administrative law judge come together to give their perspectives on why certain approaches in settlement are successful, why some approaches are inappropriate, and why other approaches are risky for either side. Hypothetical scenarios are used throughout the discussion.
Hon. William J. Borah, Administrative Law Judge, Illinois Human Rights Commission, Chicago
Peter M. LaSorsa, The Law Offices of Peter M. LaSorsa, P.C., Mapleton/Chicago
Paul G. Prendergast, Laborers’ Local 773, Marion

3:45 – 4:00 p.m.  Afternoon Question and Answer Session
Take advantage of this opportunity to ask questions and/or discuss some of the issues highlighted by the speakers throughout the afternoon sessions. Web attendees are welcome to participate by typing questions and comments via the Q&A tab on their webcast screen.
Hon. William J. Borah, Administrative Law Judge, Illinois Human Rights Commission, Chicago
Peter M. LaSorsa, The Law Offices of Peter M. LaSorsa, P.C., Mapleton/Chicago
Paul G. Prendergast, Laborers’ Local 773, Marion

*Professional Responsibility MCLE credit subject to approval