James Michalski has practiced labor and employment law since 1995. Mr. Michalski represents management in business and employment matters of all kinds for a diverse clientele ranging from major national corporations to mid-sized businesses. Representative clients cover a cross-section of industries including technology, management consulting, health services, education, communications, lumber, construction, manufacturing, printing, metals forging, and hospitality (country clubs). He represents management in a full range of traditional labor relations matters, such as the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements, arbitration of grievances, response to union organizing campaigns, and trial of unfair labor practice claims and representation case hearings before the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) and its Administrative Judges Division.
Mr. Michalski represents management in state and federal courts (including successfully first chairing jury trials) in cases involving claims of wrongful termination, discrimination and harassment on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, race, national origin, disability, (including failure to engage in an interactive process about accommodating a disability); as well as related claims of breach of implied employment contract, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, interference with contract or prospective economic advantage, unfair competition, other unfair business practices, misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of non-competition and non-solicitation covenants, violation of State and Federal wage and hour laws, and violation of State and Federal civil rights laws.