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1 Discrimination lawyers are available in Northbrook, Illinois, including Carol Silverman. These lawyers are rated between 4.8/5 to 5.0/5 and 59% provide free consultation.

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Carol Silverman

Firm: The Law Offices of Carol G. Silverman, LLC

707 Skokie Blvd. , Northbrook , Illinois 60062

Practice Areas: Contracts, Discrimination, Employment & Labor , Sexual Harassment, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor

Illinois native Carol G. Silverman is an employment law attorney with more than twenty years of experience. Ms. Silverman has served as counsel in cases for discrimination based on age, religion, race, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, pregnancy and sexual harassment and has provided quality representation to clients in all phases of employment discrimination cases. In addition, she has litigated cases for breach of an employment contract and breach of a non-compete agreement, retaliation and whistleblowing.. Prior to joining The Law Offices of Laurie J. Wasserman in 1999, Ms. Silverman provided legal services in areas including family law, corporate law, tort law, probate, civil practice and procedure and criminal law. Ms. Silverman is also a trained and experienced mediator. Ms. Silverman's mediation skills have proven a valuable asset in negotiation and mediation of clients' cases.

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Possible retaliation or religious discrimination after remote-work request? | Aug 1, 2026 | Sourced from Reddit
Location: Illinois I work for a large employer in Illinois and have been there for several years. Until recently, I had no significant disciplinary history or comparable performance concerns. I had also received positive feedback and had been discussing advancement based on documented work results. A relatively new manager took over my team, but my former manager remains in the reporting chain and appears to be closely involved in the recent decisions affecting me. I later requested temporary remote work because of a family-related relocation issue. The request was denied based on what I was told was an informal policy, even though I believe other employees at a similar level continue to work remotely. After the denial, I asked about transferring to another team and applied for an internal position. Not long afterward, I was unexpectedly told that I was performing below expectations and that management was considering a formal performance plan. This was a major change from the prior feedback that I was progressing toward advancement. My current manager also appeared unaware of the earlier advancement discussions. Management then placed me on a short coaching plan covering delivery, ownership, growth, and communication. I asked for specific examples, baseline data, objective measurements, and an explanation of how success would be evaluated. I raised the sudden change with my HR representative and asked for an objective review of the process, including whether my prior record was considered and whether the remote-work policy was applied consistently. They largely redirected me back to…

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