Margherita M. Albarello concentrates her practice in all areas of employment law, regularly counseling clients in matters pertaining to the Fair Labor Standards Act and Illinois wage and hour violations, Equal Pay Act violations and misclassifications, trade secret litigation, non-compete/non-solicitation restrictive covenant agreements and litigation, as well as False Claim Act and Whistleblower Act violations.
Clients turn to Margherita for her wealth of knowledge in employment law and her ability to achieve successful outcomes with practical solutions. With decades of experience, Margherita represents clients before both state and federal courts and administrative institutions such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Illinois Department of Human Rights, the Cook County Commission on Human Rights, the Illinois and United States Departments of Labor and the Illinois Department of Employment Security.
Throughout her career, Margherita has advised countless employers on employment best practices and policies, employee handbooks, management training, employee classifications and workforce reductions. She also serves as an independent investigator for employers for matters regarding wrongful workplace conduct.
EDUCATION
IIT Chicago-Kent School of Law, J.D. with high honors, 1984
- Law Review Member
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, B.S. in Psychology, 1979
BAR ADMISSIONS
Illinois, 1984
COURT ADMISSIONS
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Trial Bar of the Northern District of Illinois
Illinois Supreme Court
HONORS & AWARDS
LATEST NEWS & INSIGHTS FROM Margherita M. Albarello
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October 25, 2024 News
“Reasonable accommodation” can be a tricky subject. What is reasonable for one person might not be for another. In this article, Margherita M. Albarello details a case involving the Environmental Protection Agency and the Rehabilitation Act, a law similar to the Americans with Disabilities Act. An employee of the EPA made many requests for a private office due to allergies but was denied. The employee filed suit and cited that the employer’s accommodation of work from home did not allow him to perform adequately.
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November 29, 2023 News
GCT’s Employment Law Group outlines new and amended Illinois laws taking effect in 2024.
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November 8, 2023 News
Margherita M. Albarello examines how HB 2862 may change the landscape for employers and staffing agencies.
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August 1, 2022 News Employment Alerts
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker recently signed the CROWN (“Create a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair Act”) Act, a new law which prohibits employers from discriminating against their employees based on hairstyles historically associated with specific racial groups.
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June 29, 2022 News Employment Alerts
On July 1, 2022, the City of Chicago and Cook County are set to raise their minimum wages for tipped and non-tipped employees.
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