Representative Matters
- Avoiding Litigation in Federal Wage and Hour Suit - Matthew successfully negotiated the conclusion of a federal wage and hour enforcement action brought against a client with industrial workforces located in several states. In addition to assisting the client in avoiding costly litigation involving the U.S. Department of Labor and several former employees, he developed firm-wide solutions aimed at ensuring future FLSA compliance.
- Pandemic Response Strategies - Matthew provided strategic guidance, legal counsel and drafting in connection with the implementation of a comprehensive temporary furlough and wage reduction plan intended to preserve workforce levels and respond to reduced cash flow resulting from COVID-19 pandemic conditions, for a multinational automobile parts distributor.
- Bargaining Advice and Counsel - Matthew provided strategic guidance as a bargaining team negotiator for a specialized steel fabricator in connection with its negotiation of a collective bargaining agreement subject to multiple ratification votes amidst pandemic and inflationary conditions.
- Corporate Reorganization and Execution - Matthew was integral in the creation of a new operations and maintenance company for a multinational energy company. In connection with a pending refinancing transaction, Matthew analyzed how a necessary corporate reorganization would change the client's legal and employment-related obligations, planned the tasks and timing related to the reorganization, then quarterbacked its execution.
- Union Avoidance and ULP Defense - Matthew was engaged by a large licensee in a highly-regulated industry to develop the client's human resources compliance programs and coordinated the client’s successful responses to aggressive union organizing efforts and simultaneous unfair labor practice charges filed with the National Labor Relations Board.