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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. 

 
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  • Diversity/Anti-harassment Training [more...]
  • Independent Contractor Status [more...]

Current News

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Press releases and other news from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

  • WASHINGTON -- President Donald J. Trump has appointed Andrew Rogers as the acting general counsel of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. “I am h...

  • WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Acting Chair Andrea Lucas announced that the agency is returning to its mission of protecting women from sexual harassment and ...

  • WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that President Donald J. Trump has named Commissioner Andrea R. Lucas Acting Chair of the EEOC. Lucas has served ...

  • WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced its report on the agency’s performance during fiscal year 2024, covering Oct. 1, 2023, through Sept. 30, 2024, ...

  • DETROIT – PACE Southeast Michigan, a company providing all-inclusive care for the elderly, will pay $170,000 and furnish other relief to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S....

  • ATLANTA – Sam’s East, Inc. and Walmart Inc., which together operate a chain of warehouse club retail stores known as Sam’s Club, violated federal law when they refused to reasonably accommodate ...

  • DETROIT – FCA US, L.L.C., an international automobile manufacturer, violated federal law when it subjected female production employees to widespread sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Oppo...

  • BEDFORD, Ind. – General Motors (GM) and the international union of United Auto Workers violated federal law when they negotiated a collective bargaining agreement which limited short-term disability...

  • BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Delaware-based TCI of Alabama, LLC, a recycler of large items such as transformers and electrical equipment, violated federal employment laws when it discriminated against female ...

  • NEW YORK – Federal Express Corporation, doing business as FedEx Express, violated federal law when it failed to accommodate several dispatchers’ requests to continue working from home and demanded...

  • MINNEAPOLIS – TKO Construction Services, a staffing company that provides temporary employees for commercial, residential, restoration, heavy industrial and energy construction companies, will pay $...

  • CASPER, Wyo. – Waller’s Trucking Company, Inc., a family-owned Wyoming trucking company, will pay $124,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal ...

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  • MIAMI – Kane’s Furniture, LLC, a Florida-based furniture retail company, will pay $1,482,748.00 in monetary relief and provide significant equitable relief to settle a federal class sex discrimina...

  • WASHINGTON – Northern Virginia Surgery Center, LLC (NVSC), which operates an outpatient surgery center, will pay $50,000 and provide programmatic relief to resolve a disability and age discriminatio...

Here is a list of questions that an employment attorney may ask you during consultation:

  • How long have you worked with the employer?
  • Were you treated differently or harassed because of your age, sex, race, disability, pregnancy status, national origin or other illegal basis?
  • Does your employer have a discrimination/harassment policy and have you read it?
  • Have you reported the discrimination or harassment to management and/or your union?
  • Have you followed your employer's policy in reporting the discrimination or harassment and other requirements?
  • Did you participate or encourage the harassment or discrimination?
  • After reporting the discrimination or harassment to management, did management take action to eliminate the problem ?
  • Did the discrimination or harassment cease after you reported it?
  • Was your complaint handled in an efficient and professional manner?
  • Did anyone retaliate against you for complaining about the discrimination or harassment?
  • Did you suffer any financial losses as a result of the discrimination? For example, lost wages, benefits, time at work, etc.
  • Do you have any witness to the discrimination or harassment?
  • How is your work performance otherwise?
  • How do you think that the matter should be resolved?

Disclaimer: This checklist is only for informational purposes. It does not create an attorney/client relationship. The questionnaire items are only intended to help users prepare for consultation with attorneys or governmental agencies concerning their matters. The specific answers to these questions may not necessarily determine whether or not an individual has a viable case. Users need to consult with an attorney or governmental agency to pursue their matters.
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