Scott Mainquist represents employers in a wide range of employment and labor law matters. Drawing on his prior in-house experience and litigation background, his practice focuses on delivering practical, business-oriented advice. Clients rely on him for counseling on leaves and accommodations, labor relations strategy, complex workplace investigations, and employment policies and procedures.
In addition to his counseling work, Scott defends employers in both employment and traditional labor law matters. On the labor side, he represents employers in labor arbitrations, grievance proceedings, unfair labor practice charges, representation elections, union strikes, and collective bargaining negotiations.
Scott also defends clients in individual, collective, and class actions under state and federal employment laws such as the FLSA, Illinois Minimum Wage Law (IMWL), Title VII, FMLA, ADA, ADEA, and the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). He has guided clients through numerous EEOC investigations and regularly drafts and reviews separation agreements, employment agreements, and employee policies.
Scott earned his law degree from the University of Notre Dame. Before law school, he was a four-year varsity football player at the University of Chicago, where he served as a captain, earned All-American honors, and was named the UAA Defensive Player of the Year in his senior season. In 2015, the University of Chicago awarded him the Amos Alonzo Stagg Medal, given annually to the senior male student-athlete with the best all-around record for athletics, scholarship, and character.