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Stephen D. Erf, Esq. is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP, based in its Chicago office, and focuses his practice on civil rights and labor/employment counseling and litigation, restrictive covenants, wage and hour, union organizing, collective bargaining, employment discrimination, wrongful discharge and public accommodations. Mr. Erf, who has been recognized as a leading employment lawyer in the 2009 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, and has also been ranked by The Legal 500 United States as one of the leading lawyers in his field, is the co-author of a book on labor and employment issues arising in the health care field.

Heather Egan Sussman, Esq. is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP, based in its Boston office, where she is a member of three practice groups, including the Labor and Employment Group, the OSHA Catastrophe Response Group, and the Electronic Data Management, Privacy & Discovery Group. In her employment practice, she helps clients navigate the state and federal laws that govern the workplace, including laws covering payment of wages, fair employment practices, reasonable accommodations, discrimination and harassment, family and medical leave, reductions in force and more. As a Certified Information Privacy Professional, she routinely advises companies on nationwide data security laws in the workplace context. Ms. Sussman speaks and writes on both topics.