RBS Law

Ross, Brittain & Schonberg Co., L.P.A. was founded in 1991 on the principle that change in the workplace is inevitable and a practice devoted exclusively to the representation of management in all matters relating to the workplace best serves our clients. Ross, Brittain & Schonberg represents management in all aspects of Labor Law, Employment Law, Workers’ Compensation and OSHA matters. Our client base includes a range of large, publicly traded companies, as well as privately held industrial, retail, construction and service companies. Our attorneys possess both knowledge and experience in the complex and interrelated areas of labor, employment and workers’ compensation law that promotes an all encompassing approach to the full management of workplace issues. We have the depth and experience of a large firm and the cost-effectiveness, attention and creativity of a smaller firm.

Our labor relations attorneys provide seasoned and effective guidance in dealing with issues for unionized employers in handling grievances, arbitrations, and negotiating collective bargaining agreements. Our attorneys have handled such matters for employers engaged in the manufacturing, public utilities, construction, nursing home, trucking, beer and wine distribution, and other industries. Utilizing a broad range of experiences in multiple industries permits us to assist management in developing bargaining strategies that lead toward achievement of bargaining goals.

Many of our clients are not unionized. Our firm had an integral role in developing effective strategies for employers to stay and remain union-free. Our practice before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has involved numerous union organizing campaigns, as well as handling unfair labor practice charges that may arise.

Because of our extensive practice in the construction industry, our firm has handled hundreds of picket lines, filing hundreds of unfair labor practice charges against unions with the NLRB. In addition, our firm has litigated and resolved numerous jurisdictional disputes in hearings before the NLRB.

In addition to our practice before the NLRB, our attorneys have a very active trial practice in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies. Our attorneys have extensive experience in litigating matters involving union-related issues, including litigation dealing with Ohio’s prevailing wage law, the Davis-Bacon Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, fringe benefit fund collection cases, and ERISA withdrawal liability matters. We represent our clients with one main goal in mind: achieving results.

A portion of our practice also includes the representation of our clients in all aspects of employment relations law. We aggressively defend management in all types of discrimination and harassment claims, wage and hour litigation and unemployment compensation and other administrative hearings. We also actively advise clients on all employment-related laws such as FMLA compliance, dealing with disabled employees, responding to varied complaints and instituting strategies that curtail employment-related litigation and, in the event of such litigation, proactively and fully protect management. In addition, we work with our clients on maintaining sound, day-to-day employment practices by developing practical and legal personnel policies and manuals and auditing payroll practices to avoid wage and hour issues. We provide timely and informative seminars for all of our clients on all new laws and regulatory compliance issues and educate management on the avoidance of discriminatory and illegal practices in the workplace.

Our attorneys deliver counsel to employers on Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN), and state employment laws. We also defend discrimination claims before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Ohio Civil Rights Commission (OCRC), and the Department of Labor.

·Class Action Employment Litigation

·Employee Benefits Litigation

·Collective Bargaining & Enforcement

·Wage-Hour Litigation & Counseling

·Employment & Corporate Transactions

·Arbitrations

·NLRB Proceedings & Appeals

·Our attorneys have secured outstanding results for clients in high-profile labor relations matters including collective bargaining, arbitrations, unfair labor practice cases, strikes/ picketing disputes, interest arbitrations, corporate campaigns, and representation proceedings.We provide sophisticated and creative counsel on a full spectrum of labor and employment issues including investigations, reductions in force, disciplinary actions, employment practices, severance agreements, and complex COVID-19 related issues.

Our attorneys have accomplished victories for clients in harassment, employment discrimination, harassment and wage-hour.

Labor. Our team provides counseling for both non-unionized and unionized clients and represents employers in arbitration proceedings and defense of claims before the State Employee Relations Board (SERB) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).