Labor Law

For nearly 40 years, the labor law attorneys of Berchem, Moses & Devlin, P.C. , have represented management, both in the private and public sector, in a wide range of legal matters involving labor unions. If your firm requires the services of a high quality, cost-effective Connecticut labor law lawyer, please contact Berchem, Moses & Devlin, P.C.

Our partners Mike Devlin and Floyd Dugas are nationally recognized lecturers who speak frequently on issues of labor and employment law.

Among our international clients are the world's leading manufacturer of sugar, Domino Sugar, and one of the country's largest power tool manufacturers, Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation. Locally, our firm serves as labor counsel to such prominent employers as Bigelow Tea, Sargent Manufacturing, U.S. Repeating Arms, Friendly's Restaurants, and Bridgeport Health Care Center, the largest nursing home in the state. Our labor law practice complements our focus on education law.

Our attorneys provide a full range of labor law legal services to management, including:

• Contract negotiations
• Grievance arbitrations
• Unfair labor practice claims
• Collective bargaining agreements
• Prohibited practice charges
• Interest arbitrations
• Discrimination claims
• Contract interpretation
• Decertification campaigns
• Union free status
• Labor relations board proceedings
• Wage and hour laws
• Litigation of labor disputes

Unionized Workforces

A significant portion of our labor practice is devoted to collective bargaining with unionized workforces, commonly in a lead negotiator capacity. Representation in this area includes strike management, such as implementation after impasse and replacement of workers. Also, we frequently serve as counsel for the purpose of decertification campaigns and maintaining union free status.

To discuss your specific legal concerns, please contact the labor law attorneys of Berchem, Moses & Devlin, P.C.

With offices in New Haven and Fairfield Counties the lawyers at Berchem, Moses & Devlin, P.C., represent clients throughout the state of Connecticut, including the cities of Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven and Stamford and throughout Fairfield County, Hartford County, Litchfield County, Middlesex County, New Haven County, New London County, Tolland County, and Windham County. Our firm also represents clients nationally.