Lawyers / Professionals

 
Peter A. Milianti       
Partner
77 West Wacker Drive
Suite 4100
Chicago, Illinois 60601-1818
T: 312.750.2765
F: 312.920.6137
pmilianti@mcguirewoods.com
 

Mr. Milianti focuses his practice on labor and employment litigation. He has represented management before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Illinois Department of Human Rights, Illinois Department of Labor, and in state and federal courts. He has defended actions brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Family Medical Leave Act, Equal Pay Act, Illinois Human Rights Act and wage and hour disputes under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

He has also practiced before the National Labor Relations Board in defense of unfair labor practice charges and issues surrounding union representation elections. He counsels clients on employee relations matters including employment agreements, confidentiality agreements and separation agreements. Additionally, he assists clients in the development of personnel policies including employment applications, employee handbooks and drug testing policies.


Practices & Industries
Previous Experience
  • Associate, Ross & Hardies, Chicago, Illinois

Publications
Seminars
  • Labor Challenges in the New Millennium: How Union and Non-Union Employers are Confronting the New Tactics of the AFL-CIO and the Expanding Reach of the NLRB, December 6, 2000

Professional Affiliations
  • Chicago Bar Association
  • Illinois Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
 

EDUCATION

Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, J.D., with Honors, 1997

University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, B.A., with Distinction, 1994

 
 

ADMITTED

Illinois 1997