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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
71 South Wacker Drive
71 South Wacker Drive 22nd Floor, Burnham and Sullivan Conference Rooms
Chicago, IL 60606
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Don't miss BFKN Employment Group chair Allison N. Powers during the Federal Bar Association's (Chicago Chapter) Annual Employment Law Seminar. The panel, titled "The Demise of the Chevron Doctrine: What Impact on Employment Law?", will explore the implications of the Supreme Court's decision in Loper Bright Enterprises, et al. v. Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce, et al.
The landmark ruling overruled the Chevron Doctrine, expanding the federal judiciary's ability to independently assess whether federal agencies have acted within their statutory authority. Our esteemed panelists will discuss the decision’s significance and its potential impact on employment litigation moving forward.
The Demise of the Chevron Doctrine: What Impact on Employment Law?
Wednesday, January 15, 2025 | 2:50 PM - 3:50 PM CST
Allison N. Powers, Partner, Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP
About the Lawyer
Allison’s employment litigation practice emphasizes defense of claims of discrimination and harassment in private lawsuits, as well as government agency actions under federal and state anti-discrimination statutes. Allison has also served as defense counsel in several federal and state wage and hour collective action matters and has successfully litigated and resolved numerous single-plaintiff cases through effective discovery management, motion practice, and settlement. Moreover, she has, on multiple occasions, played a lead role in implementing sophisticated and ultimately successful defense strategies in high-profile multi-plaintiff and class action cases. Allison’s current and past clients include Fortune-ranked corporations in the luxury, fashion and retail, banking, telecommunications, motor vehicle, and pharmaceutical sectors.