Labor and Employment


Your business depends on attracting and retaining the best talent available. From offering competitive employee benefits and negotiating with unions to resolving immigration and litigation issues, you need legal counsel who understands what the right outcome can mean for your business. With experience across a host of employment issues, Dykema helps our clients navigate the law and ensure that their greatest strength—talent—is secure.

Nationally ranked for labor and employment law

We are a leading labor and employment firm with "a very solid and capable team comprised of many subject matter experts." Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business


Building an efficient and effective business requires the development of your workforce through employment policies, job descriptions, employee training, employee evaluation systems, disciplinary and termination procedures, and compensation systems, among others.

We offer innovative tools such as diversity and inclusion training, workforce restructuring advisement, and compliance counseling, designed to guide organizations through complex day to day issues.

Our services, within the context of attorney-client privilege, are designed to give employers cost efficiency and budgetary certainty to manage ever-changing legal and regulatory requirements.

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Press Releases1.21.26

Nine Dykema Attorneys Listed as 2026 Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that nine attorneys from the firm’s Chicago…

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Press Releases1.15.26

Emily Reed and Katy Jo Richards Selected for Bexar County Women’s Bar Foundation LEAD Academy Class of 2026

Dykema is proud to announce that Emily Reed and Katy Jo Richards were chosen by the Bexar County…

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Blog Posts1.9.26

2025-2026 Minnesota Labor and Employment Law Update: Key Wage, Leave, Pay Transparency, and Workplace Compliance Changes for Employers

Takeaways Minnesota saw several changes to labor and employment laws take effect in 2025, with…

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