In Brief: A Digest of Labor Management Relations Projects

Client Success

Worked with management, in-house counsel and human resources personnel of software company to provide employee relations strategy, implement new policies and employee code of conduct, and prepare new employee handbook.
Represented ConAgra Foods, Inc. in labor and management relations for the company’s six major divisions: grain milling, snacks, frozen foods, shelf-stable goods, spices and potato products;
Employment counsel for Saint Luke’s Health System, including day-to-day counseling and litigation.
Employment counsel for Shawnee Mission Medical Center, including day-to-day counseling and litigation;
Assisted Fortune 500 company in the merger of its operations with another major concern, which included issues regarding union successorship liability and the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN);
Participated on a team representing a hospital system in a union organizing campaign and related NLRB hearings;
Consulted hospital systems, hospitals and other health care providers on unionization issues.
Represented employer when plaintiffs alleged that union members, with the implied approval of their employer, violated federal labor statutes by manipulating union votes to approve a collective bargaining agreement and obtained a dismissal of all claims;
Regularly provide guidance to clients on full range of matters, including worker classifications and investigations and training management and human resources professionals on immigration, benefits and social media issues.