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Jody Kahn Mason is a Principal in the Chicago, Illinois, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. She is an experienced employment law litigator and defends employers before federal and state courts and administrative agencies throughout the midwest.
Ms. Mason handles all types of single plaintiff and class action employment litigation, including claims of discrimination, sexual harassment and retaliation, and matters arising under Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA). Additionally, Ms. Mason routinely counsels employers regarding a multitude of labor and employment issues such as reductions in force, employee handbooks, personnel policies, internal investigations, separation agreements and employee leaves of absence. Ms. Mason also has substantial experience both defending and prosecuting cases involving the enforcement of restrictive covenants and claims of misappropriation of trade secrets. In addition, Ms. Mason regularly conducts EEO training on a variety of topics.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Jody Kahn Mason
- Chicago and Cook County Paid Sick Leave: One Year Later - (Posted On Wednesday, July 25, 2018)
- District Courts in the Seventh Circuit Begin to Clarify Landmark Severson Decision - (Posted On Friday, June 08, 2018)
- Continued Focus on Disability, Leave Management Issues in 2018 - (Posted On Tuesday, March 06, 2018)
- Seventh Circuit Holds that the ADA Is Still Not a Leave Statute - (Posted On Friday, November 10, 2017)
- ADA Does Not Provide Medical Leave Entitlement to Worker Seeking Post-FMLA Leave, Seventh Circuit Holds - (Posted On Tuesday, September 26, 2017)
- Employers Increasingly Targets of Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act Lawsuits - (Posted On Monday, September 18, 2017)
- Third Circuit Says “Last Call” for Employee Terminated After Caught Drinking While on FMLA “Bed Rest” - (Posted On Friday, February 03, 2017)
- Saga Continues: Recent Opt-Outs and Other Developments Relating to Cook County Earned Sick Leave Act, Illinois Employee Sick Leave Act - (Posted On Tuesday, January 17, 2017)
- Eighth Circuit Leaves Open Question of Whether “Mixed-Motive” or “But-For” Causation Standard Should be Applied to Disability Discrimination Claims Under ADA - (Posted On Thursday, December 29, 2016)
- Municipal Ordinance Passed by the Village of Barrington, Illinois Opting Out of the Cook County Paid Sick Leave Ordinance Creates More Uncertainty for Cook County Employers - (Posted On Monday, December 05, 2016)