Ilyse Schuman joins Littler as part of the firm's Government Affairs practice to provide clients with strategic counsel and substantive knowledge on legislative and regulatory developments impacting employers. A former top congressional staffer and policy advisor, worked on the United States (U.S.) Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) from 2001 to 2008 . She began her work in the Senate as Chief Labor Counsel for Senator Mike Enzi on the Subcommittee on Employment, Safety and Training where she led legislative and oversight activities on issues pertaining to employment discrimination, workplace safety, labor relations and wage and hour issues. She later served as Minority Staff Director and Chief Counsel for the HELP Committee. Ms. Schuman was pivotal in the development of key legislative initiatives in the areas of labor, employment, pensions and health care, including the Pension Protection Act, the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act, the Workforce Investment Act, the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act and health care reform. Ms.Schuman was also instrumental in the recent passage of the groundbreaking Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), which is designed to protect Americans against employment and health insurance discrimination based on a genetic predisposition.

After leaving the Senate, Schuman joined the National Electrical Manufactures Association, where she held the position as Vice President and Managing Director of the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance. Additionally, Schuman had served as in-house counsel at Navistar International Corporation where she advised the company on human resource matters.