Chicago Employee Rights Lawyers
What We Do
If you are owed overtime pay or minimum wages, are being underpaid, or have been subjected to workplace discrimination, you need find and hire the best lawyers to protect your rights. Werman Law Office, P.C. is among the most experienced and successful employment law firms in the Chicago area, in Illinois, and in federal and state courts across the United States.
We have recovered many tens of millions of dollars for employees working in many different kinds of jobs in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, the Midwest, and elsewhere in the United States.
Our legal practice is limited to labor and employment law. We pride ourselves on being one of the most successful law firms whose practice is focused on the recovery of owed minimum wages and overtime pay and other earned wages for employees and other working people. We are and have been lead counsel in hundreds of collective actions and class action cases, including the largest settlement of an Illinois only wage and hour class action which recovered $11,000,000 for over 95,000 employees.
Whether you are a tipped employee, are a misclassified independent contractor, a construction worker, a server, waiter or other food service employee, a salaried employee, a technology employee who is owed overtime, or a misclassified supervisor, manager or other misclassified white collar employee, you can count and trust us to effectively represent you.
How We Can Help
We will provide you with an honest and accurate initial evaluation of your case. In the overwhelming majority of cases, we will then also investigate and develop your claim free of charge. We have the skill, experience and financial resources to take on — and beat — the largest corporations in America.
What You Can Expect
Once we accept your case, you can expect professional, aggressive and highly competent lawyers and staff to handle your case. We understand that filing a lawsuit against a current or former employer can be a personal and difficult decision. Our firm is sensitive to the delicate and potentially life-changing decision you are faced with. You can count on us to provide legal advice based on more than 20 years and hundreds of cases that we have handled in the past.
We provide a high level of personal attention to every client. When you call our office, you will either speak to an attorney directly or will receive a return telephone call within one day. We commit ourselves to the successful outcome of every case.
Contingent Fees
In the majority of cases, we will not charge you unless we obtain a financial recovery for you.
Contact the Firm
If you have questions regarding employment law or overtime pay law, contact Werman Law Office to learn more about your rights. Prospective clients can schedule an appointment by calling 877-743-0399 or by filling out the e-mail form on this website.
