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Norma Manjarrez is a shareholder in the Chicago office of Ogletree Deakins. She represents employers of all sizes and across various industries in several aspects of the labor and employment relationship. Norma is experienced in handling a variety of labor matters both from a proactive and reactive lens, from training supervisors and managers in federal labor relations matters, auditing collective bargaining agreements, representing management in labor negotiations as lead spokesperson, advising employers through union organizing campaigns and elections, and defending employers in labor arbitrations. She is also experienced in handling the labor and employment due diligence aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Norma is a member of the Steering Committee of the firm’s Traditional Labor Relations Practice Group.
Norma regularly counsels human resources professionals and in-house counsel on federal and state employment law compliance, including wage and hour issues, discipline and discharge, employment handbooks and policies, and anti-discrimination statutes. She is fluent in Spanish and leverages this skill to further assist clients with training and investigations in Spanish.
Norma is a board member of the City of Chicago Board of Ethics, which administers Chicago’s Governmental Ethics and Campaign Financing Ordinances and a board member of the City Colleges of Chicago Foundation, a nonprofit organization that focuses on raising charitable contributions to support community college students from all backgrounds.
