Labor and Employment Issues in Transactions, Business Restructuring, and Workforce Reductions 2026 Edition

In this handbook, such laws as the National Labor Relations Act and the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act are addressed. Due diligence and the terms involved in conducting transactions are also explained. Those businesses that must initiate a reduction in force will find guidance in this book, especially with regards to employee benefits issues and alternatives to involuntary employment terminations. Bankruptcy, workers’ compensation, and immigration issues are also considered. Forms and sample language are included as well.

Chapter 1 — Transactions Due Diligence
Alyana Abellar Bruck, Blacha Law Office LLC, Naperville

Chapter 2 — Labor, Employment, and Benefits Transaction Terms
Joshua L. Ditelberg and Sarah N. Magill, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago

Chapter 3 — Obligations Under the National Labor Relations Act
Ronald J. Kramer and Harrison C. Kuntz, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago

Chapter 4 — The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
Darren M. Mungerson, Littler Mendelson, P.C.,Chicago

Chapter 5 — Reductions In Force
Paul E. Bateman, Littler Mendelson P.C., Chicago

Chapter 6 — Alternatives to Involuntary Employment Terminations
Kenneth R. Dolin, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago

Chapter 7 — Employee Benefits Issues In Reductions In Force
Matthew R. Custardo, Custardo Law, LLC, Wheaton

Chapter 8 — Bankruptcy Considerations
James M. Sullivan, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, New York, NY

Chapter 9 — Workers’ Compensation
Joseph P. Basile, Chicago

Chapter 10 — Immigration Considerations
James G. Aldrich, Jr., Dykema Gossett PLLC, Bloomfield Hills, MI