Employee Relations & Union Awareness

Ellen Shadur Gross represents private and public entities in labor and employment matters. Her traditional labor practice includes representing:

• Public and private sector employers in labor relations, including representation activities, collective bargaining, contract grievances and grievance arbitrations, and unfair labor practice proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board and California’s Public Employment Relations Board;

• Employers faced with union organizing activity, providing both union awareness training and advising employers in the conduct of representation elections;

• Employers in federal court in claims arising under Section 301 of the LMRA;

• Employers with respect to hiring, discipline, discrimination, employee leaves and wage and hour issues, including prevailing wage disputes. She also defends employers in related litigation and administrative claims.

Ms. Gross also regularly drafts and negotiates employment contracts and trade secret agreements, employee handbooks and employment policies, and is a regular contributor to BakerHostetler Labor & Employment Law Updates and Health Law Updates. For more information, please visit www.bakerlaw.com.

Kenneth R. Gilberg is a shareholder at Flaster/Greenberg PC and is a member of their Labor and Employment Practice Group. Recognized as a Top 100 Labor Lawyers in the US by the Labor Relations Institute, he represents employers in a broad range of employment, labor and human resources issues. He partners with clients to provide sound counsel on the day-to-day regulatory and human resources issues in the workplace, such as discrimination, sexual harassment, mergers and acquisitions, workforce reductions, federal and state wage and hour laws, and employment agreements. He also helps companies remain union-free and aids unionized companies in negotiating favorable contracts. Mr. Gilberg is an experienced practitioner representing management before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, National Labor Relations Board, Department of Labor and other administrative agencies. He is also rated AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell and has been named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer.