Charles B Baldwin

Practice Areas

Traditional Labor Relations, Employment Law, Litigation, Class Action, Unfair Competition and Trade Secrets, Wage and Hour, Ethics Compliance and Whistleblower Response, ERISA Litigation, Cross-Border, Technology, Workplace Investigations and Organizational Assessments, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)

Career

Mr. Baldwin has more than 25 years of experience as an advocate for management in all aspects of labor and employment law matters. He devotes his practice to representing employers involving: EEO, ERISA, and wrongful discharge claims; labor arbitrations; NLRB proceedings; wage and hour disputes; union avoidance; employment contracts; non-competition/trade secret disputes; and, class and collective actions. Mr. Baldwin frequently consults with and trains employees on employment practices and policies, union avoidance and litigation avoidance.

As a trial lawyer, Mr. Baldwin served as lead counsel in defending employers at trial and on appeal in class/collective actions, multi-plaintiff and individual lawsuits arising out of every conceivable type of workplace dispute. AIAM and AAMA selected him as Counsel for Amici Curiae in a case of first impression under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

For many years, Mr. Baldwin served as the Seventh Circuit Editor for the “Employment & Labor Relations Litigation Newsletter” of the ABA. He was a contributing author for the first and second edition of “Model Jury Instructions: Employment Litigation,” published by the Litigation Section of the ABA.

The Indiana Chamber selected Mr. Baldwin to co-author: “Indiana Guide to Preventing Workplace Harassment;” “Interviewing Guide: Designed to Assist Indiana Employers with Hiring and Retaining Employees;” and, “Managing Employees Leaves of Absence.” Mr. Baldwin was a contributing editor to the Indiana Chambers’ newsletter HR Notes, from 2005 to 2011.

Professional Memberships

American Employment Law Council (Charter Member – 1993 to present)

Eiteljorg Museum (Advisory Council and Volunteer – 2006 to present)

Indiana Chamber of Commerce (Executive Committee)

Indiana Chamber of Commerce (Board of Directors – 2000 to present)

Indiana Chamber of Commerce (Employment Law Committee – 2004 – present)

Indiana Chamber of Commerce (Health Care Policy Committee – 2007 – present)

Indiana Chamber of Commerce (Nominating Committee – 2011)

Indiana Chamber of Commerce, Foundation Board (2020 to present)

Sagamore American Inn of Court (Barrister – 2006 to 2009)

United States Chamber of Commerce (2002 to present)

University of Dayton School of Law Alumni (Board of Trustees – 2000 to present)

U.S. Labor and Employment Laws, Indiana University Law School (LLM Program Lecturer, 2007)

Friends of Herron School of Art and Design (Volunteer – 2000 to present)

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Indiana Chapter (Volunteer, Fundraiser, and Organizer of Light the Night Walk Fundraiser – 2006 – 2008)

American Bar Association (Labor and Employment and Litigation Sections, 1983 to present)

American Bar Association (Advisory Panel, Labor and Employment Law Section and Litigation Section, 2007 to present)

Indiana Bar Association (Labor and Employment Law Section and Litigation Section, 1983 to present)

Indiana Bar Association (Board Member, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1992-1999)

Federal Bar Association (1983 to present)

Seventh Circuit Bar Association (1998 to present)

Indiana Legal Foundation Legal Advisory Committee (2013)

Advisory Board of the HR Specialist: Employment Law Monthly Publication

United States Chamber of Commerce EEO Committee

United States Chamber Labor Relations Committee (2002 to present)

Member, 7th Circuit Credentials Committee, College of Labor and Employment (2017-2020)

Chair, 7th Circuit Credentials Committee, College of Labor and Employment (2021)

Education