815.722.6560 (tel.)
815.722.0450 (fax)
thayden@rsnlt.com

Practice Areas: The Workplace, Education, Local Governments

Todd Hayden has practiced since 1992, in the areas of school and municipal law. He provides governmental employers with guidance and counseling regarding labor and employment, including employee discipline and termination, board governance, collective bargaining, contract, public finance and transactional matters.

Todd has represented employers in various employer-employee disputes including federal and state litigation, EEOC/Department of Human Rights charges, State Labor Board Proceedings and grievance and arbitration proceedings. Todd has extensive experience in collective bargaining, including unit formation proceedings, negotiations, mediation and interest arbitration. He has performed construction contract reviews, served as local bond counsel and worked on school boundary changes.

Education

• J.D., cum laude, Indiana University School of Law, 1992
• B.A., University of Michigan, 1989

Admitted to Practice

• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
• Trial Bar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• Supreme Court of the United States
• Supreme Court of Illinois

Recent Publication

• Contributing author, "Civil Rights Litigation," ILLINOIS SCHOOL LAW (IICLE, Supp. 1996, 1999, 2001, 2005).

Recent Presentations

• Collective Bargaining Update, Fall 2007 School Administrators' Conference, Oak Brook, IL (Oct. 2007).
• Avoiding Problems with the Open Meetings Act, Elected Officials Seminar (June 2007).
• Internet Liability Issues, Kankakee County Regional Office of Education (September 2006).
• Legal Do's and Don'ts, Township Clerks Association, Bradley, IL (May 2006).
• What Board Members Need to Know About the Recent Pension Legislation, IASB/IASA/IASBO Joint Annual Conference, Chicago, IL (Nov. 2005).
• Legal Issues in Personnel, Illinois Association for School College and University Staffing (IASCUS) Fall 2005 Conference (Sept. 2005).
• Legal Do's and Don'ts, Township Clerks Association Conference, Bradley, IL (May 2006).
• What to Expect When Sued for Employment Discrimination, Management Association of Illinois' Annual Conference (Mar. 2005).
• Fair Labor Standards Act, Regional Superintendents' meeting, Shawnee College, Ullin, IL (Sept. 2004).
• Avoiding the Legal Landmines When Conducting Internal Investigations for Employee Misconduct, Council for Education in Management, Advanced Employment Law, Certificate Forum for HR Professionals, Chicago, IL (June 2004).
• Employment Law Issues on the Horizon: Proposed Legislation and New Trends, Council for Education in Management, Advanced Employment Law, Certificate Forum for HR Professionals, Chicago, IL (June 2004).
• Labor Relations in Times of Fiscal Constraint, Illinois Association of School Business Officials, St. Charles, IL (May 2004).
• Burgeoning Issues on the Employment Law Horizon: Identity Theft Crisis, Military Leave Minefields and More, Council Education in Management Public Sector Employment Law Conference, Chicago, IL (Jan. 2004).
• Collective Bargaining Tactics and Techniques, IASB/IASA/IASBO Joint Annual Conference, Chicago, IL (Nov. 2003).