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Labor & Employment - New York: Upstate

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What the Team is Known For

Phillips Lytle is particularly noted for its handling of a broad range of traditional labor matters. The practice manages wage and hour collective and class actions, discrimination and harassment claims and employment contract disputes. The team routinely acts for clients in investigations and actions by federal and state Departments of Labor and in defense of whistle-blower claims.

Work Highlights

  • Phillips Lytle assisted Buffalo Sewer Authority in matters including negotiation of labour contracts, providing grievance advice, handling labour arbitrations, and handling matters before the Public Employment Relations Board. 

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Linda Prestegaard
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Linda Prestegaard
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Linda Prestegaard is an experienced employment litigator with a proven track record of success in the defense of a wide range of employers in state and federal courts.
James R. Grasso
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James R. Grasso
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James Grasso advises a varied clientele that includes local counties, not-for-profit healthcare providers and manufacturers. He works on both contentious and noncontentious labor and employment issues.

He is practical, resourceful and experienced.

Jim Grasso is effective at distilling complex problems and conveying conclusions to a range of audiences. His depth of experience and calm demeanor instills in the client confidence and trust.

Jim is extraordinary. He is very practical and extremely responsive and knowledgeable.

Kevin Mulvehill
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Kevin Mulvehill
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Kevin Mulvehill heads the labor and employment practice at Phillips Lytle and is experienced in a wide range of traditional labor matters as well as offering strength advising on employment issues.

Ranked Lawyers at
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New York: Upstate

Labor & Employment

Linda Prestegaard
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Linda Prestegaard
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James R. Grasso
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James R. Grasso
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Kevin Mulvehill
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Kevin Mulvehill
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