Trusted labor and employment advisor

Judith Williams-Killackey is an experienced labor and employment counselor and litigator. She works with clients in the manufacturing, construction, healthcare, transit and other industries and has extensive experience advising clients on traditional labor issues and litigating in federal and state courts and before administrative agencies and arbitrators. Judi's practice centers on:

• Traditional labor
• Labor and employment litigation
• Labor and employment counseling

Judi understands both the constantly evolving web of labor and employment laws and regulations and the operational complexities of being an employer, enabling her to become a trusted advisor to clients navigating both strategic employment and day-to-day issues and challenges. In particular, Judi advises clients on challenges in unionized environments and chairs the Labor & Employment Practice Group's National Labor Relations Act team.

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota
• Wisconsin

Education

• Marquette University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1994)
  • Phi Beta Kappa

• Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, Certificate, Quarles & Brady Leadership Program (2016)

• University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1997)
  • Order of the Coif
  • Wisconsin Law Review

• "Developments at the National Labor Relations Board and Their Impact on Employers and Franchisors"
• "High court ruling reels in 6th Circuit precedent favoring vesting of retiree benefits"
• "Recent Developments Under the National Labor Relations Act"
• "Steps to Control a COVID-19 Resurgence"
• "Telecommuting: How to Manage the Risks"
• "What to Do When a Union Tries to Organize Your Company and You Land in Oz"
• "Your Agency Temps Can Now Form A Bargaining Unit With Your Own Employees"
• "Navigating Minefields Presented by Employee Benefits and Employment Issues When Trying to Close the Deal"
• "Navigating Risk In The NLRA Minefield"
• "Social Media in the 21st Century: Practice Tips From An Employer And Employee Perspective"
• "The 'New NLRB' and Changes in Labor Law"
• "The EEOC Once Again Has Severance Agreements and Releases on its Radar Screen"
• Browning-Ferris Joint Employer Standard Reinstated, For Now
• Bye, Bye Browning-Ferris: NLRB Overturns Browning-Ferris Joint Employer Standard
• Checkmate: Dues Checkoff Limitations In Wisconsin's Right To Work Law Found Preempted By Federal Law
• Equal Pay: The Emerging Legal Landscape
• Everything From The Obama Board Must Go! NLRB Majority Overturns Many Obama Board Decisions Prior to Chairman Phillip Miscimarra's Departure
• FAQs Regarding Employer COVID-19 Vaccination and Return-to-Work Issues
• Financial Institutions Should Tread Cautiously - Whistleblower Protections Remain Plentiful and Strong
• If it's Time to Bargain with the Union, How Should You as the Employer Proceed?
• Minnesota Employees Receive Additional Protections and Benefits Based on Recent Legislative Changes
• Minnesota Employers' New Obligations Under the Women's Economic Security Act
• Minnesota's Upcoming Paid Leave Program and Changes to Break Requirements Take Effect, January 1, 2026
• National Labor Relations Board Adopts New Joint Employer Standards - Broad New Test Likely to Draw Legal Challenges
• Navigating COVID-19 Summer Employment Issues
• NLRB Adopts Standard Easing Unionized Employers' Ability to Make Unilateral Changes
• NLRB Ends 2019 with Flurry of Activity Abandoning Obama-Era Standards
• NLRB Gives Unions Another Win, Permitting Outside Temporary Employees to Vote in Union Elections
• NLRB Protects Employees from Discipline for Misconduct
• President Biden's Impact on Employers in His First Three Weeks
• Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Wisconsin's Right to Work Law
• Seventh Circuit Finds That ERISA Allows Monetary Damages as Part of Equitable Remedies
• Stop Right There: Federal Court Permanently Blocks New Persuader Rules Nationwide
• The Department of Labor Revises Its Rule Regarding "Persuader" Agreements - New Rule Likely to Draw Court Challenges
• The Supreme Court Invalidates President Obama's NLRB Recess Appointments
• Union Organizing Trends
• What a Republican Administration Could Mean for the NLRA
• What To Do (And Not Do) When A Union Campaign Hits
• Wisconsin Court Strikes Down Major Portions of Act 10 Affecting Public Sector Employees' Collective Bargaining Rights
• Wisconsin Department of Health Services Releases Emergency Order 28
• Wisconsin's Right to Work Law Struck Down By Dane County Judge
• Wisconsin's Right to Work Law Upheld by Wisconsin Court of Appeals

Seminar

• 2017 Annual Legal Ethics Seminar
• Annual Labor & Employment Law Symposium - Listen. Execute. Succeed.
• Annual Labor & Employment Symposium
• Annual Labor & Employment Symposium - Get the Big Picture
• Business Law Training | We're Not in Kansas Anymore: What to Do When a Union Tries to Organize Your Company and You Land in Oz
• Developing In-House Skills: Pathways to Success at Every Level
• Developments at the National Labor Relations Board and Their Impact on Employers And Franchisors
• Labor Considerations for Non-Unionized and Unionized Employers in the COVID-19 Crisis
• MRA Employment Law Update
• Navigating the Changing Tides at the NLRB
• NLRB Closes Decade with a Bang! Learn How the Board's Recent Decisions and Rulemakings May Impact Employers in 2020
• The NLRB Is Remaking Federal Labor Law: Why Should You Care?
• The NLRB is Remaking Federal Labor Law: Why Should You Care?
• Video Replay | 2017 Annual Legal Ethics Seminar