Daniel S. Alcorn

Licensed in Illinois, Texas, and Arizona, Dan focuses his practice in representing employers, large and small, in all aspects of labor and employment law matters, from counseling, training, workplace investigations, human resources audits, and policy drafting, to defense of state and federal administrative charges and litigation in the state and federal trial and appellate courts.  Dan prides himself on learning the client’s business and counseling employers in a manner consistent with allowing them to meet their business goals but at the same time mitigate the attendant legal and business risks.

Prior to joining Davis & Campbell L.L.C., Dan practiced with Littler Mendelson, P.C., the world’s largest global management-side labor and employment law firm, and served as in-house employment law counsel for State Farm, an industry leading company in the insurance and financial services industry, and as Associate General Counsel – Employment Law for Torc Robotics, Inc., an international industry leader in the autonomous vehicle industry.  Dan’s representation of employers ranges from the labor and employment law aspects of domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, to the defense of employment discrimination litigation and EEOC, DOJ, OSHA, DOL, NLRB, IDHR, IHRC, IDES, ILRB, and IELRB matters.

Following a post-graduate appellate judicial clerkship with the Iowa Court of Appeals, for the first three decades of his practice Dan handled primarily employment and general civil litigation matters throughout the State of Illinois, trying numerous cases to jury verdict, settlement, or resolution by the trial court, and handling appeals in the Illinois and federal appellate courts.  He has represented some of the world’s largest public companies as well as small governmental bodies, closely held private companies, and not-for-profit entities.

Dan is a 1988 graduate of Knox College where he earned his B.A. in Economics and Philosophy.  Dan earned his Juris Doctorate Degree from Drake University Law School in 1991, where he served as Articles Editor for the Drake Law Review and Managing Editor of the Drake Legal Research Service.  Dan recently obtained his certificate in Artificial Intelligence from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2023 and leverages technology in addition to innovating thinking in representing employers.  He keeps his clients current on changes in the law and has authored several articles in legal publications on subjects ranging from the future of the employment-at-will doctrine in Illinois to standards of appellate review and enforcing no-fault attendance policies under the FMLA.

Dan understands the needs of employers with, and without, in-house counsel, and is very responsive and focused on reaching practical solutions to real issues and avoiding unnecessary roadblocks to the client’s business needs.

Education

  • Knox College (B.A., 1988)
  • Drake University Law School (J.D., 1991)

Contact Daniel S. Alcorn

dsalcorn@dcamplaw.com


Office Locations

Peoria, IL

401 Main Street, Suite 1600
Peoria, IL 61602

Phone: (309) 673-1681
Fax: (309) 673-1690

Daniel S. Alcorn Practice Areas

Daniel S. Alcorn In the News

MAJOR Shake Up in the NLRB Clouds Agency’s Future

January 28, 2025 Late Monday, President Trump followed through on his promises to shake up the makeup of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) by firing General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo and Board Member Gwynne Wilcox. While the change in General Counsel was widely expected, the removal of Board Member Wilcox is an unprecedented move that […]

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NLRB Limits Applicability of Management Rights Clauses

December 12, 2024 Earlier this week, the National Labor Relations Board overturned yet another precedent that affects how employers can run their businesses. The Board overturned the 2019 ruling in MV Transportation, Inc., 368 NLRB No. 66 (2019), which gave employers greater ability to make unilateral changes to their workplace, so long as their actions were covered […]

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DOL’s Overtime Rule Thrown Out by Texas Judge

December 11, 2024 Last month, a federal judge struck down the U.S. Department of Labor’s recently enacted overtime rule. The judge found that the rule exceeded the Department’s statutory authority and vacated the rule and remanded it back to the Department for further consideration in light of the judge’s ruling. Overtime Exemption Under the Fair […]

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NLRB Continues Its Historic Run of Overturning Long-Standing Precedent in Its New Captive Audience Ban

December 11, 2024 Last month, the National Labor Relations Board issued its decision in Amazon.com Services, LLC, Case 29-CA-280153, and effectuated the General Counsel and Biden Administration’s goal of doing away with captive audience meetings. In doing so, the Board overturned its landmark Babcock & Wilcox decision, a 76-year-old precedent that affirmed employers’ First Amendment […]

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NLRB Adds Another Decades-Long Precedent to List of Overturned Decisions Under Biden Administration

December 11, 2024 Last month, the National Labor Relations Board issued a decision in Starbucks, Case No.: 19-CA-290905, that changed the standard for determining the legality of employer statements to employees, specifically with regard to changes in the way employees would be able to communicate with their employer if they voted to unionize. In doing […]

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