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​Family businesses, Fortune 500 Companies,
​EXECUTIVES, Public Employers
  

INVESTIGATIONS and ASSESSMENTS

-Dozens of workplace investigations into allegations of discrimination, harassment, failure to accommodate, retaliation, bullying, ethics violations, fraud, workplace violence, other misconduct-
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-Workplace cultural assessments for private and public employers in union and non-union environments such as a large,   multi-national, multi-lingual health care facility and a culturally diverse, multi-union school district​-

LITIGATION

-Summary judgment in federal court for large health care provider on race discrimination, failure
to accommodate claims-


-Jury verdict in state court for grocery retailer on disability discrimination claim-

-Railroad’s chief regional counsel for a dozen employment lawsuits alleging race, age, sex and disability discrimination and retaliation. 70% dismissed on summary judgment; others favorably settled-

ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS

-Race, color, national origin, and age discrimination claims dismissed by EEOC-

-Union organizer’s whistleblower and race discrimination complaint dismissed by Oregon Bureau
of Labor and Industries-


-Injured worker’s allegations of harassment, retaliation and failure to accommodate rejected by state agency-

LABOR ARBITRATIONS

-Dozens of complex labor arbitrations with 100 percent win rate for twenty-five years-

-Upheld discharges involving sexual harassment, theft, fraud and dishonesty, absenteeism, fighting, sleeping on the job, workplace violence, violation of alcohol and drug policies-

-Denied contract grievances involving scheduling, benefits, training, subcontracting issues, pay cases - one brought by hundreds of union employees worth several million dollars-


-Led team of attorneys, economists, accountants and industry experts in the strategy, preparation, presentation, appeal and implementation of three interest arbitrations, one resulting in $90 million dollars in annual cost savings-

OTHER WORKPLACE ISSUES

-Negotiated hundreds of employment, severance, executive compensation, related agreements-

-Exclusive outside employment and labor counsel to a dozen companies, providing day-to-day advice, drafting policies, procedures and agreements, conducting investigations and training, handling grievances, presenting arbitrations, defending administrative complaints and lawsuits-
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-Primary legal advisor through major corporate downsizings and restructurings and led strategy/negotiation of multiple rounds of collective bargaining for six union contracts-  ​

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