Fullerton Beck LLP represents employers, municipalities, educational institutions, insurers, and private organizations in the full spectrum of employment and labor law matters. Our attorneys provide strategic counsel, litigation defense, and labor relations guidance designed to help clients manage workforce challenges, maintain compliance, minimize risk, and achieve their business and operational objectives.
The practice is organized around three core service areas: Employment Counsel & Workplace Compliance, Employment Litigation & Administrative Proceedings, and Labor Relations & Collective Bargaining. Our services in these areas range from proactive counseling and risk management to litigation defense and labor-management relations.
Employment Counsel & Workplace Compliance
Effective employment practices begin long before a dispute arises. Fullerton Beck works closely with employers, municipal leaders, school administrators, executives, and human resources professionals to navigate workplace challenges and maintain compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws.
Our attorneys provide advice and counsel regarding:
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance
- Civil service compliance
- Contract administration and labor agreement compliance
- Employee accommodation and leave management
- Employee handbooks and workplace policies
- Employment agreements
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) compliance
- Hiring, discipline, termination, and workforce management decisions
- Human resources counseling
- New York Paid Family Leave compliance
- Reductions in force and workforce restructuring
- Statutory and regulatory compliance matters
- Wage and hour compliance
- Workplace harassment prevention and response
- Workplace investigations
- Workplace training and management education
Clients rely on our attorneys to provide practical, business-oriented guidance that takes into account legal obligations, organizational policies, workforce considerations, and operational realities.
Employment Litigation & Administrative Proceedings
When disputes arise, Fullerton Beck provides experienced representation in state and federal courts, arbitration forums, and regulatory investigations. Our attorneys understand that employment claims present legal, financial, operational, and reputational risks that require thoughtful and strategic advocacy.
We represent employers in matters involving:
- Employment discrimination claims
- Sexual harassment claims
- Retaliation claims
- Wrongful termination claims
- Civil rights claims
- Whistleblower claims
- Wage and hour litigation
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) proceedings
- New York State Division of Human Rights proceedings
- Administrative investigations and hearings
- Employment-related appeals
- Workplace investigations arising from employee complaints
The practice has extensive experience defending municipalities, school districts, public entities, insurers, and private employers in employment-related litigation and agency proceedings. Our attorneys regularly represent clients before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the New York State Division of Human Rights, arbitration panels, and state and federal courts. The team includes seasoned trial lawyers who have secured defense verdicts, prevailed on appeals before state and federal appellate courts and represented clients in more than 100 arbitrations involving employment, labor, and workplace-related disputes.
Labor Relations & Collective Bargaining
Fullerton Beck advises employers on all aspects of labor-management relations. We assist clients in navigating union relationships, collective bargaining obligations, grievance proceedings, labor arbitrations, and the administrative frameworks governing labor relations.
Our labor practice includes:
- Collective bargaining negotiations
- Negotiation and administration of collective bargaining agreements
- Labor relations counseling
- Grievance administration
- Labor arbitrations
- Administrative Proceedings
- Unfair labor practice charges
- Union negotiations
- Labor-management disputes
- Employee disciplinary proceedings
- Civil service compliance
- Workforce management issues affecting represented employees
- Union organization and related labor matters
We regularly assist clients in negotiating labor agreements, responding to grievances, handling labor arbitrations, and advising management on contract interpretation and administration. Beyond collective bargaining negotiations, our attorneys counsel employers disciplinary matters, workforce management issues, and day-to-day labor relations challenges. We help clients maintain productive employee and union relationships while advancing organizational objectives.