Rothman Gordon: Labor & Employment

Rothman Gordon has maintained an outstanding reputation in Labor and Employment Law for half a century, embracing all areas of this complex and rapidly changing field, from traditional labor law's focus on rights and responsibilities secured through collective bargaining, to the latest trends in the expanding area of individual employment rights. We counsel clients on all matters involving employment law and have extensive negotiating, drafting, and litigation experience. When counseling clients, we consistently seek practical, cost-effective solutions. The Firm's negotiating and drafting expertise extends to all areas of employment law, including negotiating and drafting collective bargaining agreements, personal employment contracts, covenants not to compete, and settlement agreements. Our litigation expertise has been tested in numerous cases, including wrongful termination and breach of contract cases, discrimination cases, injunctions, representation cases, unfair labor practice cases, tenure cases, and many others. Rothman Gordon has represented its clients before numerous agencies and tribunals, including the National and Pennsylvania Labor Relations Boards, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the State Civil Service Commission, the Wage and Hour Division of the United States Department of Labor, and the Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, as well as in arbitration and in the state and federal courts.

The Firm's broad-based practice in the employment law area, which includes representation of numerous small and medium-sized businesses, labor organizations, and individuals, allows our lawyers to bring a broad and balanced perspective to our clients' individual situations. We seek to provide cost-sensitive and practical solutions, whether faced with a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour investigation, a discrimination charge, or threatened litigation.

Part of Rothman Gordon's focus is its contribution to legal scholarship in employment law. According to Chambers USA, "The group boasts a number of outstanding labor and employment lawyers." Our lawyers have authored numerous articles exploring employment topics for legal periodicals and for the continuing legal education treatise published by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute.

Rounding out Rothman Gordon's vigorous law practice, we frequently provide speakers for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, for the Pennsylvania and Allegheny County Bar Associations' labor and employment law groups, and for a variety of private organizations.

Our experience includes:

Negotiation and drafting of employment contracts and severance arrangmenets
Counseling with clients regarding termination, sexual harassment, discrimination, compensation, or other employment problems
Representation of unions in all phases of labor law and collective bargaining
Crafting of employment policies and handbooks
Mediation of over 100 cases