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About Emily Fess

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Emily C. Fess is the Senior Associate General Counsel – Employment for the Rush University System for Health. Emily counsels RUSH on a broad range of employment law matters, including medical leave and accommodation requests, discipline and discharge, harassment and workplace investigations and wage and hour issues.

Emily routinely manages litigation that includes discrimination charges filed with the EEOC and state agencies and various Title VII, ADA, FMLA, FLSA and retaliation lawsuits.


Financial Poise Contributions

  • It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye: Minimizing Risk When Terminating Employees 2019 Webinar premiered on September 4, 2019 Webinar Series: HR Talent Management & Employment Law Boot Camp 2019
  • I Know What You Did Last Summer: Workplace Investigations 2019 Webinar premiered on August 7, 2019 Webinar Series: HR Talent Management & Employment Law Boot Camp 2019
  • Time for a Break: Managing Leaves of Absence and Accommodating Disabilities 2019 Webinar premiered on July 10, 2019 Webinar Series: HR Talent Management & Employment Law Boot Camp 2019
  • Time for a Break: Managing Leaves of Absence and Accommodating Disabilities 2018 Webinar premiered on April 17, 2018 Webinar Series: Protecting Your Employee Assets: The Life Cycle of the Employment Relationship 2018