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Practice Areas:
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Labor |
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Employment |
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Workers' Disability |
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Employee Benefits |
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Corporate & Tax |
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General Litigation |
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Labor Law Keller Thoma Prevails in Labor Arbitration Brought by Police Officer Discharged for Excessive Force |
Collective Bargaining
Members of the firm have successfully negotiated thousands of collective bargaining agreements on behalf of employers. We have extensive experience in all phases of the collective bargaining process, including, among other things, contract analysis, strategy and tactics, and costing procedures, as well as successfully dealing with any labor disputes that may arise. Members of the firm have provided extensive training in collective bargaining for local, state and federal agencies and for local, state and national employer organizations.
National Labor Relations Board Proceedings
Our firm members regularly represent employers before the National Labor Relations Board in hearings concerning unfair labor practice charges, unit certification/clarification petitions, unit decertification petitions, and the myriad of other issues faced by employers.
Michigan Employment Relations Commission Proceedings
Our public sector labor law experience includes the complete range of matters which may arise before the Michigan Employment Relations Commission. These matters include the successful representation of employers in representation matters (employee status, unit determinations, employee eligibility and the determination of supervisory and executive status). We have successfully represented public employers in hundreds of alleged unfair labor practice charge matters, including cases involving alleged interference, alleged discrimination, alleged refusals to bargain and alleged unlawful unilateral action.
Representation Elections
Our lawyers have extensive experience representing employers faced with union-organizing campaigns. This representation includes advice and administrative appearances in proceedings related to the campaigns.
Arbitrations
Each year, members of the firm successfully represent public and private employers in hundreds of grievance arbitration matters. These grievance arbitration matters include the full range of grievances arising under collective bargaining agreements, from contract interpretation to discipline and discharge matters. This extensive experience has provided our attorneys with familiarity with all of the active arbitrators and insight into their arbitral decision-making.
Members of the firm have also provided extensive training in grievance processing and grievance arbitration for local, state and national employer associations.
Act 312 Interest Arbitration
Members of the firm have successfully represented public employers in hundreds of Act 312 arbitration proceedings. We have extensive experience in all phases of the process and are familiar with all Act 312 arbitrators and their arbitral decision-making.
Advice and Counseling
The firm provides advice and counseling regarding all aspects of the employer-union relationship.
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