Kathleen A. BarrettMember of the FirmEpstein Becker & Green, P.C.Websitewww.ebglaw.com/Organization ProfileFull ProfileConnectEmail312-499-1419 Professional Biography KATHLEEN A. BARRETT is an Associate in the Employment, Labor & Workforce Management practice, in the Chicago office of Epstein Becker Green. More Legal and Business Bylines From Kathleen A. Barrett Chicago Recalibrates Fair Workweek Rules, Which Took Effect June 1 - (Posted On Thursday, June 04, 2026) Chicago Paid Leave Rules Clarified and Now in Effect - (Posted On Thursday, June 04, 2026) The New Trump Administration’s Immigration Enforcement Policy: What Employers Must Know - (Posted On Friday, January 24, 2025) Post-Chevron, Agency Challenges Aren’t Always a Slam Dunk - (Posted On Wednesday, December 18, 2024) Many New Laws for the Land of Many Lakes: What Minnesota Employers Need to Know - (Posted On Friday, October 11, 2024) Federal Appeals Court Vacates Department of Labor’s “80/20/30 Rule” Regarding Tipped Employees - (Posted On Monday, August 26, 2024) Chicago’s Paid Leave and Paid Sick Leave Ordinance Takes Effect Soon – Are You Ready? - (Posted On Friday, June 14, 2024) EEOC Final Rule Implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Ignites Lawsuits from 19 States - (Posted On Monday, May 20, 2024) Making Sense of New Paid Leave Obligations in Illinois – Coming SOON - (Posted On Friday, December 22, 2023) IDOL Finalizes Amended Regulations for Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act - (Posted On Sunday, April 23, 2023) Pagination Page 1 Next page Next › Current Legal Analysis Employment Law This Week - States Are Now Writing the Workplace AI Rules [Video] by: Courtney McFate , Elizabeth S. Torkelsen Supreme Court Rejects Implied Private Right of Action Under Section 47(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 by: Kevin P. Broughel , Sarah Eichenberger FCC Download: Monthly Updates - June 2026 by: John J. Heitmann , Debra McGuire Mercer Labor Update- New House Bill Proposes Changes to Initial Union Bargaining Process and NLRB Inches Closer to a Three-Member Majority by: Chase A. Clark Italy Introduces Employment Law Reforms by: Elsa Mora EU Nears Approval of Agreement to Delay Rules for AI Use in Employment Decisions by: Simone R.D. Francis , Danielle Ochs Navigating Technology License Grants: A Practitioner’s Series—Part 1: The Conditional License Trap by: Jeffrey L. Harvey , Florian Uffer An AFS Licensee First- Receiving an Order to Pay AU$2.5 Million for Cybersecurity Failures by: Cameron Abbott , Daniel Knight NRDC Testing Finds Reduced PFAS in Textile Articles by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Carla N. Hutton Israeli High-Tech Demonstrates Strong Global Standing, with Structural Questions Ahead by: Yaniv Aronowich Can Legal AI Platforms Predict U.S. Supreme Court Decisions? A Pre-Decision Test in Chatrie v. United States by: Martin B. McGee , Oliver Roberts EPA Updates New Approach Methods to Replace Animal Testing for Chemical Assessments by: Meibao Zhuang, Ph.D. , Lara A. Hall, MS, RQAP-GLP EUON Publishes Nanopinion on How Simple Rules Can Guide the Design of Boron Nanomaterials by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Carla N. Hutton Global Mutual Separation Agreements: A Strategic Guide for Employers by: Samantha R. Duncan , Kristyn L. Lambert CFTC Proposes New Rules for Event Contracts on Prediction Markets by: Sylvie A. Durham , Jeffry M. Henderson Upcoming Events Jun 25 2026 WashU Law International Vibe Coding Challenge Jun 10 2026 California Labor and Employment Laws: Essential Insights Jun 10 2026 Contracts with Teeth – Effective Defenses and Risk Transfer Jun 11 2026 Getting It Right: Pregnancy Accommodation Best Practices for HR and Legal Print