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Teri Thompson has successfully defended employment discrimination, harassment, wrongful discharge, wage, and tort claims in federal and state courts and before various administrative tribunals. She counsels clients on a wide variety of employment law matters, including issues arising under the FMLA, ADA, ADEA, FLSA, the WARN Act and state employment laws. Teri also works with clients on designing and implementing affirmative action programs, preparing for OFCCP audits, and related matters, including preparing analyses of employment activities and compensation practices, providing training on regulatory and policy developments at the OFCCP and other affirmative action issues, and designing and refining selection processes and job seeker tracking systems. Prior to its merger with Ford & Harrison, she served as senior counsel at Matkov Salzman in Chicago. Earlier in her career she concentrated in complex commercial litigation, including class and derivative, securities, and RICO litigation.
Teri is a member of the Illinois bar and is admitted to practice before the United States Courts for the Northern District of Illinois (including the Trial Bar), the Central District of Illinois, the Eastern District of Wisconsin, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh and Tenth Circuits. She is a member of the Chicago Bar Association (Committee on Labor and Employment Law) and the Chicago Council of Lawyers.
Teri is an editor of the Illinois Employment Law Letter, a leading monthly subscription newsletter for employers.
During law school, Teri served as an editor of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review.
Education
University of Pennsylvania Law School
J.D., 1992
University of Wisconsin
B.A., with honors, 1985
Bar Admissions
Illinois
Practice Areas
Affirmative Action
Discrimination
Employment Law
Employment Policies and Handbooks Review
FMLA
Harassment
Litigation
Wage and Hour/FLSA.
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