Pryor Cashman LLP

Pryor Cashman’s Labor and Employment Group has extensive experience representing both sides in labor-management relations. We represent public and private sector clients in all aspects of collective bargaining, grievance and arbitration proceedings, and litigation before administrative bodies and in the state and federal courts.

The Labor and Employment Group has extensive litigation experience before the National Labor Relations Board, the New York City Office of Collective Bargaining and the Public Employment Relations Board. Our group has arbitrated hundreds of employment cases, including disciplinary actions and contract interpretation disputes, and litigated actions to enforce and vacate arbitration awards in both state and federal courts.

In addition to representing clients in traditional industries, our experience extends to collective bargaining in such diverse contexts as the theater and ballet, academia, health care, cemeteries and the fire and police services of the City of New York.

We bring a balanced and practical approach to the labor-management issues our clients face and help them avoid costly disputes whenever possible. We engage in counseling clients in how to avoid disputes and litigation growing out of the ever more regulated workplace. Where appropriate, we advance the process of mediation as an alternative to litigation for the resolution of many disputes .

Pryor Cashman’s objective has always been to establish an environment in which everyone has an equal opportunity to maximize his/her potential productivity and excel within the firm.

Our attorneys and staff members are recruited, retained and promoted regardless of their gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, physical ability, religion or personal background.

We are continually reinforcing our relationships with relevant organizations and professional associations to enhance and increase our diverse work environment.

Current initiatives to attract, develop, retain and promote diverse talent include:

• Domestic partnership insurance benefits
• Encouraging support and involvement in specialty bar associations and organizations
• Mentoring program designed to meet the professional goals and aspirations of associates
• Paid maternity leave
• Part-time and flex-time schedules to meet work-life balance issues

Pryor Cashman is an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to recruit, hire, train, and promote employees without regard to race, color, disability, religion, age, marital status, veteran status, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, medical condition or disability, or any other protected status under federal, state, or local law.