Emphasis
Labor and Employment
Class Actions
Litigation
Complex Employment and Employee Benefits Litigation
Employment Counseling and Litigation
Labor-Management Relations and Labor Disputes
Sarbanes-Oxley
Non-Competition Agreements
Wage and Hour Laws
OFCCP/Affirmative Action Plans
Diversity Counseling
Biography
Mr. Murdock has represented employers with respect to labor and employment law matters for over 30 years. His practice includes a focus on the exclusive representation of employers in nationwide and other class actions, collective actions, pattern and practice actions, and individual actions arising under the ADA, Title VII, the ADEA, 42 U.S.C. Section 1981, the Illinois Human Rights Act, the NLRA, the FLSA, the Equal Pay Act, ERISA(including MEPPA) and numerous additional statutes. He has counseled and represented clients in litigation regarding federal and state wage and hour laws, non-competition agreements and matters related to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Mr. Murdock also has an active traditional labor law practice which includes numerous labor arbitrations, collective bargaining and extensive practice before the National Labor Relations Board in representation and unfair labor practice areas. He has actively represented employers in attempting to achieve legislative and regulatory reform before the United States Congress, the EEOC and the United States Department of Labor. Mr. Murdock has successfully litigated throughout the United States. During his in-house tenure, he advised management on international labor and employment law issues and successfully litigated a number of labor and employment matters in Canada.
Education
J.D., Northwestern University School of Law, 1973
B.A., Grinnell College, 1970
Lectures & Presentations
Mr. Murdock frequently speaks before a variety groups on labor and employment law matters, and publishes numerous articles and papers on labor and employment law matters.
Honors & Awards
Listed, Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2005 & 2006)
Elected a Fellow of the College of Labor & Employment Lawyers in the Class of 2006
Named-Leading Lawyer-Labor and Employment-2005-2006
Activities
Co-founder and Member, Coordinating Committee and Executive Committee of the National Employment Law Council
Life Member and past Chair, National Bar Association Labor Law Section
Former Member, Board of Governors, National Bar Association
Member and Past Chair, Chicago Bar Association, EEOC Liaison Committee
Member, American Employment Law Council
Member, American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, EEO Committee
Member, American Bar Association, Litigation Section
Member, Diversity Task Force of the EEO Committee of the American Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Section
Member, Cook County Bar Association
Member, Philadelphia Bar Association
Member, Dade County Council of Black Lawyers
Former Member, Board of Directors, Federal Bar Association, Chicago Chapter
Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
Former Member, Minority Committee
Cases/Courts/Judges
Mr. Murdock is admitted to practice in Illinois. In addition, he is admitted before the United States Supreme Court, the Supreme Court of Illinois, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, the United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar, the United States District Court, Central District of Illinois, including Trial Bar, the United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the United States District Court, Northern District of Indiana.