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Becky Kalas represents employers in employment and labor law claims, including matters involving allegations of sexual harassment, disability discrimination, FMLA violations, race and national origin discrimination and wrongful discharge. She also counsels employers regarding handbook and policy development, I-9 employment eligibility verification, and employment agreements and pay plans.
Prior to its merger with Ford & Harrison, Becky was an associate at Matkov Salzman in Chicago. Earlier in her career she worked as a corporate paralegal for two multi-national technology companies.
Becky is admitted to practice in Illinois and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. She is a member of the Chicago Bar Association and the American Bar Association's Young Lawyers' Division. She is also a member of the American Immigration Lawyers' Association.
During law school Becky received a certificate from Chicago-Kent's Labor and Employment Law Certificate Program and was a student editor of the Illinois Public Employee Relations Report and the Employee Rights and Employment Policy Journal, both published by the Institute for Law and the Workplace. Becky was also a member of the Chicago-Kent Moot Court Honor Society.
Education
Chicago-Kent College of Law
J.D., with honors, 2003
University of Iowa
B.A., 1994
Bar Admissions
Illinois
Practice Areas
Employment Law
Labor Relations
Litigation.
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