As the current chair of the firm’s Labor and Employment Group, Mike assists a wide variety of public and private employers on all aspects of the employment relationship.
Mike works with clients in all industries including retail, health care and long term care, energy, and manufacturing. In addition to appearing in state and federal, he represents clients at the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities, the Connecticut Employment Security Division, the Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Commission, the Connecticut Department of Labor, the National Labor Relations Board and OSHA/ConnOSHA. He regularly represents employers in grievance and interest arbitrations before the State Board of Mediation and Arbitration and before arbitrators of the American Arbitration Association. In addition, he has defended employers in unfair labor practice/prohibitive practice charges and has represented parties before the Freedom of Information Commission. Mike has argued numerous cases before the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the Connecticut Appellate Court, and the Connecticut Supreme Court.