Stephen D. Erf, Esq. is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP, based in its Chicago office, and focuses his practice on civil rights and labor/employment counseling and litigation, restrictive covenants, wage and hour, union organizing, collective bargaining, employment discrimination, wrongful discharge and public accommodations. Mr. Erf, who has been recognized as a leading employment lawyer in the 2009 edition of Chambers USA: America™s Leading Lawyers for Business, and has also been ranked by The Legal 500 United States as one of the leading lawyers in his field, is the co-author of a book on labor and employment issues arising in the health care field.