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Navigating the complex landscape of industrial relations and workplace regulations requires specialized legal expertise. Our industrial law practice helps businesses, labor unions, and workers understand their rights and obligations under federal and state labor laws. We provide comprehensive counsel to maintain compliant, productive, and fair workplace environments.
With extensive experience representing both management and labor, our attorneys bring balanced perspective to industrial relations. We assist with union negotiations, collective bargaining agreements, unfair labor practice charges, and workplace safety compliance. Our team stays current with evolving regulations from OSHA, NLRB, and Department of Labor to ensure our clients avoid costly violations and maintain positive labor relations while optimizing operational efficiency and worker satisfaction.
Collective bargaining agreement negotiation and administration for fair labor-management relations
OSHA compliance, workplace safety audits, and defense against safety violation citations
Resolution of labor disputes, grievances, and unfair labor practice charges before the NLRB
Development and implementation of workplace policies compliant with industrial regulations
Our attorneys have decades of experience in labor negotiations, mediation, and arbitration. We help clients develop sustainable labor agreements that balance worker rights with operational needs, fostering long-term productive relationships between management and labor representatives.
We conduct comprehensive workplace audits and develop customized compliance programs to meet OSHA, MSHA, and other regulatory requirements. Our proactive approach helps prevent violations before they occur, protecting both worker safety and your company's reputation and finances.
Industrial law focuses on collective workplace relationships, including union-management relations, collective bargaining, strikes, and industry-wide regulations. Employment law deals with individual employment relationships, covering hiring, termination, discrimination, and individual rights. Our firm handles both areas but maintains specialized teams for each practice.
Companies should consult industrial counsel when facing union organizing efforts, preparing for collective bargaining, responding to OSHA inspections, addressing unfair labor practice charges, or implementing significant workplace policy changes. Early consultation helps prevent legal violations and costly labor disputes. Regular compliance audits are also recommended for high-risk industries.
Our approach to union negotiations involves thorough preparation, strategic planning, and skilled negotiation techniques. We analyze industry standards, company financials, and employee needs to develop bargaining positions. We aim for agreements that are fair, sustainable, and support long-term operational success while maintaining positive labor relations and minimizing disruption.
The most frequent OSHA violations include fall protection, hazard communication, respiratory protection, scaffolding safety, lockout/tagout procedures, and powered industrial truck safety. We help companies develop comprehensive safety programs, conduct training, and maintain documentation to prevent these violations and ensure workplace safety compliance.
Yes, our firm has separate practice groups representing management and labor to avoid conflicts of interest. This dual expertise gives us unique insight into industrial relations. However, we maintain strict ethical walls between practice groups and will not represent conflicting interests in the same industry or geographic area without appropriate consent and safeguards.