Donald W Schroeder

Experience

Donald (Don) Schroeder is a partner and labor and employment attorney with Foley & Lardner LLP. He has extensive trial experience in both state and federal courts, where he focuses on representing Fortune 500 clients on matters, including restrictive covenant litigation, wage and hour class actions, and single plaintiff discrimination cases. Don’s trial experience includes a number of federal and state court jury trials involving claims under Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), and the Massachusetts antidiscrimination statute (M.G.L ch. 151B). Additionally, Don regularly handles traditional labor matters (focusing on the management side) for clients, including union avoidance training, unfair labor practice proceedings, union elections, mass picketing, 10(j) injunction proceedings, labor arbitrations, and collective bargaining negotiations.

Practice Areas

Labor & Employment; Litigation

Publications

Don is a frequent lecturer and author on a variety of employment law issues, including the Americans with Disabilities Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, NLRB developments, and workplace privacy issues. He has also been interviewed on labor and employment issues by various national and local media outlets, including CNN, Fox News, the Wall Street Journal, Corporate Counsel, the Boston Globe, the New York Times, Bloomberg Financial, the Associated Press, and Law360.

Personal

Don is a member of the Board of Trustees for Saint Peter’s Preparatory School in Jersey City, New Jersey (2006 – 2013). Since that time, Don has served as the general counsel for Saint Peter’s. He is also a member of the Board of Governors for the Longy School of Music of Bard College.

Education

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