618.343.3540 (tel.)
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dweedman@rsnlt.com

Practice Areas: The Workplace, Education, Local Governments

Dennis Weedman practices in the Decatur office where his emphasis is on labor and employment law. He represents school districts, community colleges, municipalities, and local governmental bodies in labor and employment litigation, including complaints and charges of discrimination, wrongful termination, sexual harassment, civil rights violations, matters before the labor relations boards and in labor arbitration hearings. Dennis also serves as a negotiator and advisor for collective bargaining agreements.

Prior to joining the firm, Dennis was labor relations counsel with the Illinois Department of Central Management Services.

The Illinois State Bar Association has selected Dennis to serve on the Labor and Employment Law Section Council.

Dennis is frequently a guest lecturer at the University of Illinois-Springfield on Arbitration and Labor Relations Issues.

Education

• J.D., Southern Illinois University School of Law, 1993
• B.A., Political Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1988

Admitted to Practice

• U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
• Supreme Court of Illinois

Recent Publications

• U.S. Department of Labor Announces Final Overtime Rules: Actual Implementation Is Uncertain, RSNLT Special Publication (June 2004).
• The Civil Rights Act of 1991-Congressional Revision of the Supreme Court's Approach to Employment Discrimination Law, 17 S. Ill. U. L.J. 381 (1993).

Recent Presentations

• Board Governance Issues and the Community College Student Trustee, Illinois Community College Board Conference, Springfield, IL (June 2006).
• Contract Bargaining and Contact Negotiating: Getting to Yes, Illinois Association of County Board Members and Commissioners, Annual Meeting, Springfield, IL (Apr. 2005).
• Do You See A Problem Here?, IASB/IASA/IASBO Joint Annual Conference, Chicago, IL (Nov. 2004).
• Dealing with Labor Unions, Local Government Law and Municipal Litigation Update in Illinois, Lorman Education Services, Springfield, IL (Nov. 2003).
• Collective Bargaining Tactics and Techniques, IASB/IASA/IASBO Joint Annual Conference, Chicago, IL (Nov. 2003).
• Mid-Term Bargaining, Western Illinois University, School Law Conference (March 2003).