Has represented several employers in the creation and reviewing of their respective employee handbooks, advising on content and suggesting revisions based on various applicable employment laws.

Trained managers and supervisors of a nation-wide communications company—that had entered into a “neutrality” agreement with two unions—on how to comply with that agreement and still effectively manage the business.

Has conducted multiple comprehensive sexual harassment training programs for companies and their employees.

Represented a company with locations throughout the United States and worked with them to target offices which were most likely to be susceptible to union organizing attempts, conduct in-depth risk analyses at these locations, and develop a strategy to successfully maintain union-free status.

Prepared an in-depth survey of all state child labor laws affecting a large entertainment company with locations throughout the United States. Also prepared a survey of all relevant state overtime pay laws.

Conducted union-avoidance training periodically for managers and supervisors of a large, nation-wide communications company.

Has represented multiple companies regarding pension withdrawal liability assessment when collective bargaining-based pension agreements expire, or the company goes bankrupt.

Has represented companies in cases involving allegations of sexual harassment, including conducting thorough internal investigations. After the investigations, we provided reports to top management, including conclusions and recommendations.

Has represented employers during I-9 audits conducted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE).

Has successfully represented several employers accused of misclassifying workers as “independent contractors” or “exempt employees” to avoid overtime pay.

Represented a high-profile company in an investigation by the Department of Labor into the Company’s classification of many workers as “independent contractors.” Were successful in proving to the DOL that all such classified workers were, in fact, independent contractors and not employees.

Has represented multiple companies in both sexual harassment lawsuits and wrongful discharge suits.

Has represented employers before the EEOC and various state and local human rights agencies, successfully defending them against charges of sexual harassment, race discrimination, sex discrimination, age discrimination and disability discrimination.

Represented a major entertainment company by acting as chief spokesperson in labor negotiations throughout the nation. Over a 17-year period, were successful in reducing the total number of collective bargaining agreements from over 60 to 0.

Represented a company undergoing a state-wide union organizing attempt. Of the six NLRB petitions that progressed to a government supervised election in one year, all six elections were won by the Company.

Represented a large entertainment company by acting as chief spokesperson in labor negotiations. Was able, in every negotiation, to reduce the overall costs of labor covered by the relevant collective bargaining agreements.

Represented another large communications company (with locations in 40 states) against over 100 union organizing drives over a 10-year period. In the only 2 locations where the union was successful, both were decertified within 2 years.

Represented a nation-wide communications company (with locations in all states and Puerto Rico) by coordinating and conducting labor negotiations, successfully obtaining consistent labor contracts that maintained maximum management rights and efficiencies. Over a 15-year period, the team oversaw the decertification of over 50 collective bargaining units.

Represented a company undergoing a state-wide union organizing attempt in the mid-west. After 15 months, the union was not successful in gaining enough support in a single location to file an election petition with the NLRB and, eventually, they walked away.