Heralded as a victory by unions and employee worker’s rights groups even before votes were confirmed, on Nov. 15, 2022, a majority of Illinois voters ushered in the Illinois Workers’ Right Amendment (IWRA). The IWRA is set to take effect once the Illinois State Board of Elections certifies the election results on Dec. 5, 2022.

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Kerry Lin Davidson focuses her practice on labor and employment matters, including employment relations, HR strategies, and traditional labor matters. She has broad experience overseeing legal affairs and complex corporate issues for both public and private organizations.

Kerry has deep experience serving in…

Kerry Lin Davidson focuses her practice on labor and employment matters, including employment relations, HR strategies, and traditional labor matters. She has broad experience overseeing legal affairs and complex corporate issues for both public and private organizations.

Kerry has deep experience serving in an executive role as general corporate counsel. Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, she served as sole leader of both legal and HR/LR functions for a large scrap metal and recycling company, where she provided primary oversight of legal, risk, and compliance matters. In this role, she handled litigation, union negotiations, compliance and training programs, internal investigations, and traditional employee relations matters, including implementation of new policies and incentive programs, as well as ensuring compliance with the labor requirements of U.S. Navy and other long-term customer service contracts. As the chief legal officer, Kerry has often served as a single-point-of-contact and public relations representative, including as primary liaison with U.S. governmental agencies such as EEOC, FEPA, DOL, FBI, NLRB, OSHA, EPA, and their state equivalents. Kerry has also successfully led employer start-up activities and emergency task forces, including in response to ransomware and other privacy threats.

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Cristina Alma McNeiley counsels clients on labor and employment matters, including drafting policies and handbooks, preparing presentations for client trainings and counseling, and drafting employment agreements. She has experience conducting extensive legal research and preparing memoranda related to commercial litigation, labor and employment…

Cristina Alma McNeiley counsels clients on labor and employment matters, including drafting policies and handbooks, preparing presentations for client trainings and counseling, and drafting employment agreements. She has experience conducting extensive legal research and preparing memoranda related to commercial litigation, labor and employment, and associations and foundations.

Cristina also has deep litigation experience, having engaged in commercial litigation for large institutional clients in the pharmaceutical and insurance industries. She has drafted and revised large vendor contracts and cancellation letters for major associations and foundations.

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