Ala D.Salameh
Associate
Labor & Employment
asalameh@seyfarth.com
More About Ala
Ala's practice spans single- and multiplaintiff, wage and hour, traditional labor, and ESG work at all stages of litigation, as well as preemptively counseling clients through day-to-day legal challenges. She represents and counsels clients in matters implicating the Fair Labor Standards Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VII, Family Medical Leave Act, ADEA, and AIR21, among other employment laws.
Ala is intrigued by how the ever-changing social and political climates impact labor and employment laws.
- JD, Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Cum Laude
Extern for the Honorable Judge Ruben Castillo of the Northern District of Illinois
Consumer Law Review
Vis Moot Competitor, Shanghai, Hong Kong - BA, Northwestern University
Economics and International Studies
General Assembly Scholar
- Illinois
- US District Court, Northern District of Illinois
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- Ambassadors’ Board Member, Legal Aid Chicago
- Associate Board Member, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
- Muslim Bar Association
- Arab American Bar Association of Chicago
- Cook County Bar Association
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
- Co-Author, "2022 Human Capital Disclosure Report: Moving Forward While Still Waiting," Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 21, 2023)
- Co-Author, "Illinois Contemplates Paid Family Leave Insurance Program," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 31, 2023)
- Author, “Not for Profit Corporations”, IICLE (2021)
- Author, "It Is A Global Pandemic, But Is It An FLSA Emergency?," Wage & Hour Litigation Blog, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 22, 2020)
- Co-Author, "The Top Five Most Intriguing Developments in EEOC-Initiated Litigation In 2019 (And a Preview of Our Annual EEOC Litigation)," Workplace Class Action Blog, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (December 30, 2019)
- Co-Author, "New Chair of the EEOC Begins To Make Her Mark: A Look At The EEOC’s Inaugural Agency Financial Report," EEOC Year-End Countdown, Workplace Class Action Blog, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (November 20, 2019)
- Co-Author, "What A long Strange Year It’s Been…The EEOC’s Fiscal Year Come To An Uncharacteristically Quiet Close," EEOC Year-End Countdown, Workplace Class Action Blog, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 30, 2019)
- Presenter & Moderator, “Best Practices for Employee Performance Reviews”, Federal Bar Association (April 27, 2022)
- Presenter, “Combatting Human Trafficking in the Midst of COVID-19”, Chicago Bar Association (January 27, 2022)
More About Ala
Ala's practice spans single- and multiplaintiff, wage and hour, traditional labor, and ESG work at all stages of litigation, as well as preemptively counseling clients through day-to-day legal challenges. She represents and counsels clients in matters implicating the Fair Labor Standards Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VII, Family Medical Leave Act, ADEA, and AIR21, among other employment laws.
Ala is intrigued by how the ever-changing social and political climates impact labor and employment laws.
- JD, Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Cum Laude
Extern for the Honorable Judge Ruben Castillo of the Northern District of Illinois
Consumer Law Review
Vis Moot Competitor, Shanghai, Hong Kong - BA, Northwestern University
Economics and International Studies
General Assembly Scholar
- Illinois
- US District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Related Services
Related News & Insights
-
Media Mentions
04/03/2024
Seyfarth's 2023 Human Capital Disclosure Report Featured in Law360
-
Legal Update
Mar 5, 2024
2023 Human Capital Disclosure Report: In Betwixt and Between
-
Media Mentions
04/11/2023
Seyfarth’s Human Capital Disclosure Report Referenced in HR Dive
-
Media Mentions
03/08/2023
SHRM Features Seyfarth’s Human Capital Disclosure Report, quotes Ameena Majid and Megan Toth in article on ESG Strategies
- Ambassadors’ Board Member, Legal Aid Chicago
- Associate Board Member, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
- Muslim Bar Association
- Arab American Bar Association of Chicago
- Cook County Bar Association
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
- Co-Author, "2022 Human Capital Disclosure Report: Moving Forward While Still Waiting," Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 21, 2023)
- Co-Author, "Illinois Contemplates Paid Family Leave Insurance Program," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 31, 2023)
- Author, “Not for Profit Corporations”, IICLE (2021)
- Author, "It Is A Global Pandemic, But Is It An FLSA Emergency?," Wage & Hour Litigation Blog, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 22, 2020)
- Co-Author, "The Top Five Most Intriguing Developments in EEOC-Initiated Litigation In 2019 (And a Preview of Our Annual EEOC Litigation)," Workplace Class Action Blog, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (December 30, 2019)
- Co-Author, "New Chair of the EEOC Begins To Make Her Mark: A Look At The EEOC’s Inaugural Agency Financial Report," EEOC Year-End Countdown, Workplace Class Action Blog, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (November 20, 2019)
- Co-Author, "What A long Strange Year It’s Been…The EEOC’s Fiscal Year Come To An Uncharacteristically Quiet Close," EEOC Year-End Countdown, Workplace Class Action Blog, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 30, 2019)
- Presenter & Moderator, “Best Practices for Employee Performance Reviews”, Federal Bar Association (April 27, 2022)
- Presenter, “Combatting Human Trafficking in the Midst of COVID-19”, Chicago Bar Association (January 27, 2022)