Tedd Kochman

Discrimination and Harassment; Labor Management Relations; Leave and Accommodation; Handbooks and Policies; Wage and Hour

Tedd J. Kochman has spent his entire legal career as a management-side labor and employment law practitioner, representing both large and small companies in connection with a wide array of labor and employment matters. His practice encompasses all aspects of traditional labor law, day-to-day employment law and human resources counseling, handling workplace training activities and compliance, and involvement with employment discrimination litigation.

By way of example, in his traditional labor law practice, he handles:

All aspects of defending against union organizing drives, including representation elections and proceedings

All aspects of practice/procedures before the National Labor Relations Board, including unfair labor practice matters

Collective bargaining of labor contracts and negotiations

Labor arbitrations and mediations

Labor law compliance training of supervisors

Strategizing and devising long-term labor strategies for union and non-union enterprises

Addressing and implementing reductions-in-force, successorship issues, related corporate restructuring matters, and double-breasting of operations and other such issues

In his counseling practice, Tedd advises management on:

Daily labor and employment matters

Discipline and discharge decisions

Personnel file documentation

Wage and hour issues

Handbooks

Personnel policies and workplace guidelines

Workplace training materials

Hiring packets

Job descriptions

Background check issues

Drafting workplace standards and state and federal law compliance

Additionally, Tedd is an active speaker throughout the New York-New Jersey Tri-State area and provides workplace training on topics such as workplace compliance, anti-harassment; union avoidance; employment law standards, and wage and hour audits.

Tedd represents a broad spectrum of clients, including companies within such arenas as:

Restaurant and hospitality

Financial enterprises

Transportation outfits, such as trucking, and bus and limousine companies

Commercial and residential construction companies

Lumber companies

Casinos

Mortgage, real estate and insurance companies

Retail establishments

Tedd serves on Littler's Diversity and Inclusion Council. Prior to joining private practice, Tedd was a legal clerk to National Labor Relations Board member, Charles I. Cohen, in Washington, D.C. In law school, he was a member and articles editor of Georgetown University's American Criminal Law Review. He also was a member of Georgetown Law's Clinical Program.