Karlin Legal LLC.
Chicago Employment Lawyer for Employees
Fired after reporting a problem? Facing discrimination, harassment, retaliation, unpaid wages, or a severance decision? Brad Karlin represents employees in Chicago and Cook County. Request a confidential case review.
Employee-Side Guidance When Work Goes Wrong
Employee-Side Employment Law Representation
Karlin Legal LLC represents employees in Chicago and Cook County in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage-and-hour, and severance matters. Brad Karlin provides direct, practical guidance from the initial case review through negotiation or litigation.

Direct Employment Counsel in Chicago
Brad E. Karlin, J.D.
Brad Karlin represents employees in Chicago and Cook County in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage, leave, and severance matters. Clients work directly with Brad to review the timeline, documents, legal options, and practical risks. If your workplace situation may involve a protected right or unlawful treatment, request a confidential case review or call (312) 870-0043.
What Clients Can Expect
Employee-Side Focus
Direct Access to Brad
Candid Case Assessment
Clear Communication
Practical Fee Options
Employment Law
our practice areas
Karlin Legal focuses on employee-side employment law in Chicago and throughout Illinois. Explore the core services below, including wrongful termination, discrimination, sexual harassment, unpaid wages, and retaliation. The firm also reviews severance agreements and disputes involving FMLA leave, disability accommodations, and pregnancy-related accommodations. Every matter depends on its facts, evidence, employer coverage, and deadlines.

Wrongful Termination
A firing may warrant legal review when it is connected to discrimination, retaliation, protected leave, wage complaints, whistleblowing, or another protected reason.

Workplace Discrimination
Review of adverse employment actions involving race, sex, pregnancy, age, disability, religion, national origin, and other protected characteristics.

Sexual Harassment
Representation for employees facing unwanted advances, sexual comments, coercive demands, hostile work environments, or retaliation after a complaint.

Wage and Hour Disputes
Review of unpaid overtime, off-the-clock work, minimum wage, misclassification, unlawful deductions, commissions, and final compensation.

Retaliation Claims
Representation for employees punished after reporting discrimination, harassment, wage, leave, safety, or other legally protected concerns.

Have Any Questions?
Tell us what happened at work and provide the key dates, employer, location, employment status, and available documents.
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Ready to Talk Through a Workplace Problem?
If you were fired, disciplined, harassed, denied leave or an accommodation, underpaid, or offered a severance agreement, tell us what happened. Brad Karlin will review the employer, timeline, available documents, and relevant deadlines to determine whether the matter may be a fit for the firm.