Clare Gallagher concentrates her practice in traditional labor law, employment law and litigation. Prior to joining Eckert Seamans, Clare served as Legal Counsel and Director of Human Resources for a large title agency in the real estate services industry. While there, she managed legal matters, including class action litigation and oversight of outside counsel, acquisitions, corporate finance, governance and employment-related legal matters. As Director of Human Resources, Clare supervised all aspects of human resources management, including payroll and benefits administration, employee orientation and training, legal compliance in employee recruitment and selection, compensation, discipline and discharge, reduction in force planning and implementation, employee retention programs, employee safety and security, and workers' compensation cost containment. Representative Matters · Counseling clients on a variety of labor and employment issues; · Chairing labor negotiations ranging from traditional collective bargaining, concessionary negotiations and effects bargaining; · Advising on employment and employee benefit issues, employment litigation, executive employment agreements, non-competition agreements, discrimination and harassment issues and labor and employment issues involved in merger and acquisition projects; · Representing clients in jury and non-jury trials, appellate advocacy and practice before state and federal courts, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the National Labor Relations Board, the U.S. Department of Labor (Wage and Hour), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs and various state human relations commissions; · Conducting management training in the areas of sexual harassment, diversity, union avoidance, FMLA administration and ADA compliance. Professional Affiliations Pittsburgh Human Resources Association Society for Human Resource Management Pennsylvania Bar Association Articles/Speeches/Presentations · "Who's Knocking at Your Door?" co-presented with Jana Grimm at the Eckert Seamans Human Resources Forum, December 2010. · "ADA Amendments Act Update: A Discussion of the EEOC's Proposed Regulatory Roadmap to the New Landscape of Disability Law," co-presented with Christina Kepplinger at the Eckert Seamans Human Resources Forum, December 2009. · "Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Could Change Employment Litigation Landscape for Years to Come," Eckert Seamans' Legal Update, November 2009. · "The Anatomy of a Unionization Attempt," presented to the Association of Corporate Counsel, Western Pennsylvania Chapter, co-presented with Bill Doepken and Mariah Klinefelter, January 2009. · "FMLA Update: A discussion of legislative and judicial developments," presented at the Eckert Seamans Human Resources Forum, November 2008. |