BRIAN J GRABER LLC, Attorney at Law
Employment Lawyer
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BRIAN J GRABER LLC is an employment discrimination lawyer representing employees in discrimination claims against their employers in Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Ames v. Ohio Dept. of Youth Servs., 605 U.S. __, 2025 WL 158264 (Jun. 5, 2025), holding that Title VII …
BRIAN J GRABER LLC is a Whistleblowers’ Protection Act lawyer representing Michigan employees who are retaliated against by their employers for whistleblowing in violation of the Whistleblowers’ Protection Act. Protected activity under the Whistleblowers’ Protection Act encompasses reporting violations of common law. In Stefanski v. Saginaw County 911 Communications Center Authority, SC 166663 at *1-2 …
BRIAN J GRABER LLC is a USERRA attorney representing employees in Illinois, Indiana, and southwestern Michigan who are discriminated against or retaliated against by their employers for military service obligations in violation of their USERRA rights. In January of 2025, the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Act (USERRA) was amended to provide employees serving in …
BRIAN J GRABER PLLC represents Michigan employees who are retaliated against in violation of the ELCRA. In Miller v. Corr., SC 164862 at *4 (Mich. May 10, 2024), the Michigan Supreme Court in a unanimous opinion held the ELCRA, MCL 37.2701(a) provides a cause of action for associational or third-party retaliation claims, i.e., where one …
BRIAN J GRABER LLC represents employees in Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan who are retaliated against in violation of federal whistleblower statutes. Congress passed several statutes containing whistleblower (anti-retaliation) provisions protecting employees in certain industries from retaliation for certain statutorily defined protected activities. Several of these whistleblower protection statutes adopted the contributing-factor burden-shifting framework of the …
BRIAN J GRABER LLC is a sexual harassment lawyer representing employees in sexual harassment claims against their employers in Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. Effective March 3, 2022, the Federal Arbitration Act was amended prohibiting mandatory arbitration of sexual assault and harassment claims. The amendment to the Federal Arbitration Act prevents employers from enforcing mandatory arbitration …
In these uncertain times, Illinois employees may have some legal protections from discrimination or retaliation related to the coronavirus pandemic. A wrongful termination in violation of certain Illinois or federal laws can be financially devastating. Many of these federal and Illinois laws already exist. Some laws like the City of Chicago’s Coronavirus Anti-Retaliation Ordinance were …
Effective on July 1, 2020, the amendments to the Illinois Human Rights Act extends all anti-discrimination and anti-harassment protections to all applicants and employees employed in the State of Illinois. The Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA), 775 ILCS 5/2-101(B)(1)(a) now applies to all employers employing one or more employees within Illinois during 20 or more …
