Margherita M. Albarello

Phone: 847.698.9600
Fax: 847.698.9623 or 847.698.9624
Email : malbarello@dimontelaw.com
Request a ConsultationEmail : malbarello@dimontelaw.com
Margherita M. Albarello concentrates her practice in employment law, representing employers and employees in all aspects of employment issues, including: Claims of age, disability, marital status, military status, race, religious, sexual orientation, sex discrimination and harassment, and hostile work environment; invasion of privacy; service and emotional assistance animals; wrongful termination; retaliatory discharge; Whistleblower Act violations; False Claims Act violations; Equal Pay Act violations; Fair Labor Standards Act and Illinois wage and hour violations and misclassifications; Family and Medical Leave Act issues; trade secret litigation; employment contracts; severance agreements; non-compete/non-solicitation restrictive covenant agreements and litigation; employee/independent contractor classification issues; and unemployment compensation claims.
Ms. Albarello has extensive experience representing clients before state and federal courts, and administrative agencies like the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Illinois Department of Human Rights, Cook County Commission on Human Rights, Illinois and United States Departments of Labor, and the Illinois Department of Employment Security.
Ms. Albarello regularly counsels employers on employment practices and policies, employee handbooks, management training, employee classifications, and workforce reductions. She provides workplace audits as a way to identify whether employers are adhering to federal, state, and local laws, and assists employers in becoming compliant.
Ms. Albarello is available to serve as an independent investigator of workplace issues. She will work with the employer or through their outside counsel to provide a prompt and thorough investigation of sexual harassment or other claims. Ms. Albarello also is available to co-counsel or serve as trial counsel in all areas of employment law, as well as serve as local counsel to out-of-state counsel.
Bar and Court Admissions: United States Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals; United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; Trial Bar of the Northern District of Illinois; Illinois Supreme Court.
Ms. Albarello joined Di Monte & Lizak in 2000. She attended IIT Chicago-Kent School of Law (J.D. 1984), where she was a member of the law review and graduated with high honors. Her undergraduate degree in psychology is from the University of Illinois, Champaign (B.S. 1979).
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Margherita's Articles
- When is the Employer’s Action Adverse Enough to Be Illegal “Retaliation?”
- When Workplace Bullying Rises to Actionable Title VII Harassment
- Client Cannot Enforce Against Employee Her Arbitration Agreement with Staffing Agency
- Noncompete Agreement Interpretation and Enforceability
- New Illinois Freedom to Work Act Bans Non-Competes for Low Wage Earners
- Margherita Albarello Publishes in ISBA
- Business Divorce – What Is It and How Do I Get One?
- Aunt Rena and Julia, the “Service Dog,” in Commercial Establishments
- Assistance and Service Animals in the Housing Context (When must a housing provider allow a tenant to have an animal?)
- Immigration Status Not a Bar To Illegal Aliens Suing Employers For Civil Rights Actions
- Lawyer as Detective – Sexual Harassment Investigations
- New Year Resolution: Review Your Employment Agreements and Behave Accordingly
- Illinois Enacts Law Impacting Criminal Background Inquiries
- Want to Win Unemployment Insurance Claim Protests? Plan Ahead.
- Beware of Improper Classification of Workers
- EMPLOYMENT ALERT: Are You Covered for Claims Brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Or Other Administrative Agencies? A Recent Federal Court Decision Merits Review of Your Employment Practices Liability Policy (EPLI)
- Wage and Hour News
- Wage and Hour Issues: Dine-In and Other Movie Theaters Targeted by DOL for Child Labor Violations
- Employment Law Corner – Two Recent Cases Mark Significant Changes