Venable has extensive experience in the field of labor and employee relations, representing public sector employers. On behalf of major metropolitan areas, state agencies, and the federal government, Venable attorneys have served as chief negotiators in collective bargaining, advocates in binding interest and grievance arbitration, and litigators on behalf of government personnel officers in both administrative agencies and the courts. The issues have included union wages and benefits, labor contract interpretations, non-union class actions for both discrimination and overtime, and individual employee discrimination complaints. Clients tell Chambers and Partners that "Venable has a very credible core of labor and employment lawyers."
Venable’s labor and employment lawyers have frequently served as behind-the-scenes advisors as well, counseling public sector officials in the administration of both union and non-union personnel policies.