Email: tjaworski@ancelglink.com

Education:Illinois Institute of Technology (B.A.., 1999), Illinois Institute of Technology/Chicago Kent College of Law (J.D., 2002)

Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law

Bio: TIFFANY A. NELSON-JAWORSKI joined the firm of Ancel, Glink, Diamond, Bush, DiCianni and Krafthefer, P.C., as an associate in January 2008. She received her Bachelors of Arts from the Illinois Institute of Technology where she graduated in 1999 with honors. Mrs. Nelson-Jaworski is a 2002 graduate of Illinois Institute of Technology/Chicago-Kent College of Law with a certificate in Labor and Employment Law. She has been admitted to practice law bfore the Illin ois Supreme Court and the Northern District of Illinois

Prior to her employment with Ancel, Glink, Diamond, Bush, DiCianni and Krafthefer, P.C., Mrs. Nelson-Jaworski was an associate attorney at another local government firm, where she represented numerous South Suburban and West Suburban local governmental clients in both Cook and Will counties, such as municipalities, school districts, community colleges, civil service commissions, and boards of fire and police commissioners. Ms. Nelson-Jaworski has served as both the appointed student disciplinary hearing officer for Cook County School District No. 130 as well as a municipal code hearing officer for a variety of municipalities.

Mrs. Nelson-Jaworski provides advice to her clients on issues ranging from wage and hour matters, the Prevailing Wage Act, the Workers’ Compensation Act, personnel and disciplinary matters, unemployment compensation, grievance processing, and general compliance with laws particular to that public entity. Mrs. Nelson-Jaworski has also negotiated intergovernmental agreements, employment contracts, collective bargaining agreements, and vendor contracts.

In regards to her litigation experience, Mrs. Nelson-Jaworski has represented her clients in workers’ compensation arbitrations, unemployment compensation hearings, Illinois Department of Labor hearings, grievance arbitration matters, interest arbitrations, employment litigation, representation proceedings, and unfair labor practice hearings. She has prevailed on a number of dispositive motions regarding the Illinois Tort Immunity Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and general local governmental liability in both state and federal court. Mrs. Nelson-Jaworski also routinely advises her clients regarding due process compliance in employee discipline and discharge cases and compliance with federal and state labor and employment laws, such as the Prevailing Wage Act, the Worker’s Compensation Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, and wage garnishment laws. Mrs. Nelson-Jaworski also has significant experience in advising clients and litigating cases regarding compliance with the Illinois Election Code and any associated statutes.