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Bridgette A. Kolb
Katz, Friedman, Eisenstein, Johnson, Bareck & Bertuca
Workers' Compensation, Employment Law
Illinois, National Labor Relations Board, Illinois Public Labor Relations Board, Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board, Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission
Bridgette A. Kolb joined Katz Friedman in 2014. Her practice is focused on protecting the rights of workers in Workers' Compensation, Labor, and Employment law.
Bridgette represents clients in Workers' Compensation and Occupational Disease cases. She is a zealous advocate who is dedicated to obtaining the compensation that injured workers and their families deserve. Bridgette has successfully represented clients with a wide variety of injuries, including injuries to the back, neck, and shoulders as well as burns, infections, and significant injuries to eyes. She has represented injured workers' in claims against United Continental Holdings, American Airlines, Ford Motor Company, PepsiCo, DHL, Hyatt, and other employers throughout Illinois.
Bridgette represents the Firm's labor union clients as well as individual employees in employment matters. She represents workers who have been the victim of unlawful employment practices by their employers. She has represented employees under the Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA"), Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEA"), the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"), the Illinois Wage Payment and Collections Act, and in discrimination claims based on Gender, Race, Pregnancy, and Sexual Orientation as well as sexual harassment claims under Title VII and the Illinois Human Rights Act.
Bridgette practices in State and Federal courts throughout the state of Illinois, as well as before National Labor Relations Board, the Illinois Public Labor Relations Board, Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board, and the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission. Bridgette has also handled labor arbitrations on behalf of the firm's union clients.
National Labor Relations Board, Illinois Public Labor Relations Board, Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board, Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission
United States District Courts for the Northern and Central Districts of Illinois
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
B.S. and B.A.
B.S. in Psychology and B.A. in Communication
Workers' Compensation Law Association
National Employment Lawyers Association
Illinois Bar
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