
Meg Karnig provides multistate compliance advice to employers on disability accommodation, paid sick and safe time, mandatory paid leave, vacation/PTO, and other leaves of absence issues. Meg regularly drafts and reviews paid and unpaid leave policies and employee handbooks.
Meg has extensive knowledge of Illinois paid leave issues with a focus on the following laws:
- The Illinois Paid Leave for All Workers Act (PLAWA)
- The Cook County Paid Leave Ordinance
- The Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance
Meg also represents employers in employment matters before Illinois state and federal courts and agencies. She is a member of the firm’s Leaves of Absence and Disability Accommodation Practice Group and a core member of the firm’s Paid Leave practice subgroup.
Speaking Engagements
BIPA, GIPA, PLAWA and FTC Bans… Sorting Through the Alphabet Soup of Employment Laws
Illinois, Cook County, and Chicago Paid Leave Updates
The Illinois Paid Leave Mandate: What It Means for Small Business Owners
Illinois and Chicago Paid Leave Updates
Webinar
Illinois' New Paid Leave Law: What You Need to Know
Live Event