Meg Karnig

mkarnig@littler.com
Contact Assistant

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.

Credentials & Recognition

Speaking Engagements

BIPA, GIPA, PLAWA and FTC Bans… Sorting Through the Alphabet Soup of Employment Laws

  • September 18, 2024
  • ACC Chicago Summit

Illinois, Cook County, and Chicago Paid Leave Updates

  • August 12, 2024
  • National Retail Federation

The Illinois Paid Leave Mandate: What It Means for Small Business Owners

  • July 9, 2024
  • NFIB Illinois Webinar

Illinois and Chicago Paid Leave Updates

  • December 11, 2023
  • National Retail Federation

Illinois' New Paid Leave Law: What You Need to Know

  • March 2, 2023
  • NFIB Illinois Webinar

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