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George Matkov represents companies throughout the United States in complicated labor and industrial relations matters. He focuses his practice on labor contract negotiations, labor arbitration, practice before the National Labor Relations Board, compensation and benefits, OSHA, ERISA, EEO matters and related litigation. He is a recognized national authority in the areas of salaried and hourly compensation systems including engineered standards (incentive and measured daywork), gainsharing programs and job evaluation systems. George has extensive knowledge in employee, labor, contract and compensation issues involved in cellular and just-in-time (lean) manufacturing systems.
He develops pragmatic approaches to new issues in the workplace, including alternative dispute resolution, the evolving law of wrongful termination and privacy rights, and electronic monitoring of employee behavior and productivity. George is a leader in assisting employers develop retirement and health care options which are cost effective and acceptable to the employee base, including the negotiation of retirement and health care issues with major international unions. He was a founding partner of Matkov Salzman and practiced there for over 20 years prior to its merger with Ford & Harrison.
George is a frequent lecturer at colleges, universities and business forums on major business transactions including the purchase and sale of business units and related matters. His writings include chapters in the H.B. Maynard's Industrial Engineering Handbook. George authored a paper for the Annual National Academy of Arbitrators (Spring 2005 meeting) on neutrality clauses in arbitration entitled "Navigating the Uncharted Seas of Negotiated Tranquility: A Management Perspective on Employer Neutrality Agreements and Card Checks."
He is admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and the United States Courts of Appeals for the Seventh and Eighth Circuits. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association.
George has served as an outside director on boards of directors and is currently serving as a member of the Board of Directors of Columbian Financial Group (Columbian Mutual Life Insurance Company domiciled in Binghamton, NY and its subsidiaries - Farmers and Traders Life Insurance Company domiciled in Syracuse, NY, Columbian Life Insurance Company domiciled in Chicago, IL, New Vision Service Corporation of New York [formerly Golden Eagle Sales Corp of Brooklyn, NY], Columbian Financial Services Corporation, Columbian Life Holdings, Inc., and National Safety Life Insurance Company, domiciled in Philadelphia, PA). George also serves as a Trustee of Knox College (Galesburg, IL).
He is included in the corporate list (management labor law) of The Best Lawyers in America; he is also included in World's Leading Labour and Employment Lawyers, published by the International Financial Law Review (1st ed. 1995-96, 2d ed. 1997-98), the Guide to The World's Leading Labour and Employment Lawyers, published by the Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC (7th ed. 2007), The International Who's Who of Management Labour & Employment Lawyers, 2004 (3d Edition), The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, 2004, 2005 and the Who's Who Legal USA Management Labour & Employment 2006 published by Law Business Research and as a 2007 Illinois Super Lawyer. George is also recognized in Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business 2007 as the "Senior Statesman" in the employment law practice in the State of Illinois. George is a member of "Leading Lawyers Network," representing the top lawyers in the State of Illinois. George was selected for inclusion in the specialty areas of Labor Law and Employment Management. He is also AV® Peer-Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell.
During law school, George was elected to the Order of the Coif.
Education
University of Iowa College of Law
LL.B., 1966
Knox College
Bar Admissions
Illinois
Practice Areas
Collective Bargaining/Contract Negotiations
Employment Law
Labor Relations
Labor Union Organizing (NLRB)
Layoffs/Plant Closings
Litigation
Mergers and Acquisitions
Unfair Labor Practices
Industries
Automotive Parts
Banking and Finance
Health Care
Logistics and Distribution
Telecommunications
Tire and Rubber Products
Trucking and Transportation.
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