
Welcome to Asonye & Associates
Asonye and Associates is a Chicago-based immigration, labor and employment law firm founded in 1993. The firms founder has been recognized by his peers as a Leading Attorney in the area of Employment Law. For more than 15 years, the firm has provided competent, efficient and cost-effective representation, aided by advanced technology and prompt communication with clients.
Employment Agreements and Termination | Harassment/Hostile Work Environment |
Workplace Discrimination | Employer Resources |

Employment News
- ADEA Amendment to Overturn Age Discrimination Ruling
- Bill to Exclude Employment-Related Claims From Mandatory Arbitration
- Chicago Tribune Reports on Firm’s Summary Judgment Win in Will County Sheriff’s Sexual Harassment Case
- Disability/Handicap Discrimination - Expanded ADA Coverage Effective January 1, 2009
- Employee Who Is "A Heart Attack Waiting To Happen" May Recover Under IWCA
- Employee Who Suffered Work-Related Injuries In Florida May Bring Claims In Illinois Under The IWCA
- Employer Action That Deters Worker from Complaining is "Adverse Action" in Retaliation Cases
- Employer Action That Deters Worker from Complaining is "Adverse Action" in Retaliation Cases
- Employer Had Duty to Prohibit Employee's Porn Surfing
- Employer Strictly Liable for Sexual Harassment by Supervisor - Ill Supreme Court
- Employer Who Fired H-1B Employee for Filing DOL Complaint Faces Backpay and Penalties
- Employers Arrested and Subjected to Criminal Charges for Hiring Illegal Aliens
- Employers Should Now Be Using the New I-9 Form
- Final Act Restricting Acquisition and Disclosure of Genetic Information is Approved by EEOC
- Firm Wins Disability/Handicap Discrimination Appeal Victory For The Deaf

Current News
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Press releases and other news from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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CHICAGO – Omni Hotels Management Corporation, an international hotel chain company headquartered in Dallas, violated federal law at its Michigan Avenue location in Chicago when it discriminated agai... -
MIAMI – Waste Pro of Florida agreed to pay $1.4 million and furnish comprehensive injunctive relief to settle a race and national origin discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opp... -
Cleveland – DialAmerica Marketing, LLC, a provider of telemarketing and call-center services for third-party clients, will pay $85,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opport... -
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — QSR Pita USA Inc., which manages Pita Pit restaurants, violated federal law when it fired an employee of the Pita Pit in Sioux Falls after she disclosed her pregnancy and request... -
DENVER – 'Murica LLC, operator of the Western-themed Starlite Station bar and dance hall in Greeley, Colorado, and its owners will pay $100,000 to former employees and furnish other relief to settle... -
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – South Valley Care Center, LLC, a long-term nursing care facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico, violated federal law when it harassed and discriminated against older employees and r... -
WASHINGTON – Equinox Holdings, Inc., which owns and operates fitness facilities nationwide, will pay $48,000 and provide other relief to resolve a disability and sex discrimination lawsuit filed by ... -
FRESNO, Calif. – Elaine’s Pet Resorts, et. al., which operates pet resorts in Fresno and Madera, California, will pay $35,000 and provide other relief to resolve a disability lawsuit filed by the ... -
DETROIT – Navitas Systems, LLC, an Ann Arbor, Michigan battery manufacturer, will pay $95,000 and furnish other relief to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Opportun... -
BOSTON – Bob’s Tire Company, Inc., a used tire scrap and recycling facility in New Bedford, Massachusetts, will pay $250,000 and provide other relief to settle a sex, race, national origin harassm... -
ATLANTA – Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Inc. (CHOA), a pediatric health care system based in Atlanta, will pay $50,000 and undertake remedial measures to settle a disability discrimination law... -
RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina-based publishing company Champion Media, LLC will pay $102,500 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employmen... -
MOBILE, Ala. – Ground Zero Biloxi LLC, which operates a blues club located in Biloxi, Mississippi, violated federal law by subjecting an assistant manager to sexual harassment by one of its co-owner... -
TAMPA, Fla. – CEMEX Construction Materials Florida, LLC, which manufactures and delivers building construction materials, violated federal law when it failed to accommodate an employee’s request t... -
ST. LOUIS – The Carlstar Group LLC, a Tennessee-based manufacturer of specialty tires and wheels, violated federal law when it discriminated against employees at its facilities in Clinton and Jackso...