An Overview of USERRA

In today’s hyper-connected world, a single tweet or Facebook post can end a career overnight. From viral videos of employee outbursts to heated political rants on personal accounts, social media has blurred the lines between our private opinions and professional lives. Employers are increasingly faced with difficult questions: Can we fire someone for what they say online? And employees are asking: Do we have any right to speak our minds without risking our jobs?

Gain a unique perspective on employment law by learning the lived experiences of a plaintiff who successfully navigated an employment discrimination lawsuit. In this engaging and insightful session, two seasoned employment law attorneys will interview the plaintiff, delving into the emotional and legal challenges she faced throughout her case.

Professor Jason Pierceson provides Illinois attorneys with a practical roadmap to understanding how conservative judicial strategies, regulatory shifts, and recent Supreme Court and Seven Circuit decisions affect employment law, constitutional litigation, education law, healthcare regulation, and civil rights enforcement since the Bostock v. Clayton County decision.