Services
Labor Law
Rothman Rocco LLP is regarded as one of the New York metropolitan area's leading boutique labor law firms. Our attorneys have spent their careers advising and defending private and public sector unions and their members throughout the Northeast. Our clients come from a wide range of industries, including auto, retail, culinary, building services, healthcare, construction, manufacturing, and government. They know they can reach us day or night.
Collective Bargaining
We advise unions at the bargaining table, from first contracts to renewals, and in mediation and interest arbitration.
Arbitration and Litigation
We represent unions in disciplinary and contract arbitrations, in federal and state court, and before the National Labor Relations Board, PERB, PERC, and other federal, state, and city agencies.
Organizing
We provide strategic and legal guidance on organizing campaigns, representation proceedings, strikes, and picketing.
Internal Union Governance
We advise on constitutions and bylaws, officer elections, mergers and affiliations, and compliance with the LMRDA, including matters before the DOL Office of Labor-Management Standards.
Duty of Fair Representation
We defend unions against duty of fair representation charges and lawsuits.
Training
We train union representatives and shop stewards on grievance handling and contract enforcement.
Employee Benefit Plans
Rothman Rocco LLP serves as counsel to jointly administered multiemployer pension, welfare, annuity, 401(k), and training and apprenticeship funds. We represent the full Board of Trustees, labor and management alike, and advise on the constantly changing laws that govern benefit plans. Our attorneys also serve as professional trustees on multiemployer funds.
Fund Counsel
We attend trustee meetings, report on legal developments, and give day-to-day advice on plan administration.
Plan Design and Compliance
We help trustees design, amend, merge, and terminate plans, and we draft plan documents, summary plan descriptions, and policies. We advise on compliance with ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code, COBRA, HIPAA, the Affordable Care Act, and the other laws that govern benefit plans.
Fiduciary Responsibility
We advise trustees on their fiduciary duties, plan governance, and the prohibited transaction rules, and we review agreements with investment managers and other service providers.
Litigation and Collections
We bring suits on behalf of plans to collect delinquent contributions and withdrawal liability, and we defend plans and trustees against benefit claims and challenges to plan rules.
Government Audits
We guide plans through audits and investigations by the Department of Labor, the PBGC, the IRS, and state agencies.
Bargaining Proposals
We advise Boards of Trustees on how benefit proposals raised in collective bargaining would affect their plans.