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Employment & Labor

We come through for workers and labor unions when livelihoods, rights, and respect are on the line.

Life Insurance Claim Denied to Wrongfully Terminated Public Employee

Frustrated, overwhelmed and physically ailing from an assignment for which she was neither trained nor hired, a Teacher’s Aide and mother of 2 young children emphatically requested a transfer. The request was denied. During the summer, the Teacher’s Aide found out she had terminal cancer – and only a few months to live.

New Jersey Supreme Court Issues First Amendment Landmark Decision.

In a landmark decision, the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously held that the Lawrence Township sign ordinance violated our client's First Amendment right to free speech and is unconstitutional. At issue was IBEW Local 269’s use of a 10-foot-tall rat balloon during a labor protest in Lawrence Township.

Thousands of NLRB and PERS Arbitrations and Private Employer Contracts for Dozens of Labor Unions and Civil Service Workers

Since 1929, at the very beginning of America’s labor union movement, Pellettieri Rabstein & Altman attorneys have represented New Jersey workers. Currently, the law firm represents more than 30 labor unions, trade councils, and locals.

Court Reverses Fines on School Association’s Striking Workers

When fines were levied on skilled maintenance employees in the Hamilton Township teachers strike for not crossing the picket line, our Labor & Employment attorneys convinced the court to reverse those fines.

$700K

Labor Arbitration Results In Over $700,000 in Back Wages

Gary Adams, Esq. and Andrew Watson, Esq. concluded a labor arbitration resulting in over $700,000 in back wages paid to Trane Employees on behalf of IUE/CWA Local 81455.

$400K

$400,000+ for Prevailing Wage Violation for Union Electricians

When a major utility company failed to meet journeyman-to-apprentice ratios and to designate and pay contracted electricians as journeymen, our attorneys stepped in to file suit on their behalf.

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Andrew L. Watson

Labor & Employment, Commercial Law & Litigation, Appeals, Municipal Court, Estates & Trusts Litigation

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Gary E. Adams

Workers’ Compensation, Employment & Labor, Personal Injury

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Elyse C. Herman

Commercial Law & Litigation, Estates & Trusts Litigation, Appeals, Employment & Labor

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E. Elizabeth (Betsy) Sweetser

Commercial Law & Litigation, Appeals, Estates & Trusts Litigation, Employment & Labor

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Labor and Employment Law has been a special focus of the law firm for nearly a century. Not only do we have extensive knowledge and experience with both state and federal employment and labor laws, but we’ve helped shape this area of the law by taking and winning cases that have cemented and expanded workers’ rights.

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