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Community Advisory Committee:
Eric Rodriguez, Executive Director of Unión
Latina, a non-profit organization dedicated to the
education and leadership development of street
corner day laborers.
Leone Bicchieri, Executive Director of the
Chicago Workers’ Collaborative, a non-profit
dedicated to the education and leadership
development of low wage and contingent workers
in Chicago and the suburbs.
Organizations are listed for identification purposes only and do not
represent an endorsement of WHLC, its practices or policies.
Eric Rodriguez, Executive Director of Unión
Latina, a non-profit organization dedicated to the
education and leadership development of street
corner day laborers.
Leone Bicchieri, Executive Director of the
Chicago Workers’ Collaborative, a non-profit
dedicated to the education and leadership
development of low wage and contingent workers
in Chicago and the suburbs.
Organizations are listed for identification purposes only and do not
represent an endorsement of WHLC, its practices or policies.
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Legal Advisory Committee:
Laurie M. Burgess, Burgess Law Offices, P.C. Ms. Burgess has a very active
practice representing both public and private sector unions involving employment
discrimination, ERISA, insurance coverage, constitutional law, and breach of contract
cases. Ms. Burgess serves on several Labor & Employment sub-sections of the ABA, is a
council member of the ISBA section on Labor & Employment, sits on the AFL-CIO’s LCC’s
Board Of Directors and the National Lawyers’ Guild Labor & Employment Board. .
Jose Rivero, Cullen, Haskins, Nicholson & Menchetti, P.C. Mr. Rivero concentrates
his practice in workers’ compensation, representing injured workers throughout the State
of Illinois. Previously he worked as Project Director for the Indiana Migrant Farmworker
Project where he handled cases involving migrant farmworkers throughout the State of
Indiana primarily in the areas of wage and hour law and workers’ compensation.
Douglas M. Werman, Werman Law Office, P.C. Mr. Werman specializes in
representing working people in a wide variety of labor and employment related matters.
He is a recognized leader in individual and collective action litigation under the Fair Labor
Standards Act and class action litigation under various state wage and hour laws. Mr.
Werman also has extensive experience litigating cases under Title XII, the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act, and the Family Medical Leave Act.
Firms are listed for identification purposes only and do not represent an endorsement of WHLC, its practices or policies.
Laurie M. Burgess, Burgess Law Offices, P.C. Ms. Burgess has a very active
practice representing both public and private sector unions involving employment
discrimination, ERISA, insurance coverage, constitutional law, and breach of contract
cases. Ms. Burgess serves on several Labor & Employment sub-sections of the ABA, is a
council member of the ISBA section on Labor & Employment, sits on the AFL-CIO’s LCC’s
Board Of Directors and the National Lawyers’ Guild Labor & Employment Board. .
Jose Rivero, Cullen, Haskins, Nicholson & Menchetti, P.C. Mr. Rivero concentrates
his practice in workers’ compensation, representing injured workers throughout the State
of Illinois. Previously he worked as Project Director for the Indiana Migrant Farmworker
Project where he handled cases involving migrant farmworkers throughout the State of
Indiana primarily in the areas of wage and hour law and workers’ compensation.
Douglas M. Werman, Werman Law Office, P.C. Mr. Werman specializes in
representing working people in a wide variety of labor and employment related matters.
He is a recognized leader in individual and collective action litigation under the Fair Labor
Standards Act and class action litigation under various state wage and hour laws. Mr.
Werman also has extensive experience litigating cases under Title XII, the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act, and the Family Medical Leave Act.
Firms are listed for identification purposes only and do not represent an endorsement of WHLC, its practices or policies.
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