Labor & Employment

“Admired for its broad [skill] in the labor and employment sector…Clients appreciate the ‘consistently effective practice’ for its ‘absolute dedication’ and ‘uniformly good work.’”

— Chambers USA

Blank Rome’s nationally recognized labor and employment attorneys represent clients in an array of issues faced by HR managers and in-house counsel. Our labor and employment team is committed to understanding your business, your needs and priorities, and the unique risks you face. We offer counseling and compliance support to help you avoid problems before they arise. And with the support of more than 300 litigators across 15 offices, we are ready and able to help you resolve disputes efficiently to minimize disruption to your business.

How We Can Help

Affirmative action
Business transactions
Class and collective actions
Employee benefits and ERISA
Executive compensation
Labor management relations
Policy review and audits
Strategic counseling and employment practices
Trade secret protection, employee defection, and unfair competition
Wage and hour
Workplace investigations

What Sets Us Apart

Ranked Tier 1 in 2025 U.S. News & World Report–Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” (Woodward/White, Inc.) nationally for Labor Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment and in Philadelphia for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, and Litigation – Labor and Employment. Also ranked nationally for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law and Employment Law – Management, and regionally for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, and Litigation – Labor and Employment.
Chambers USA 2023 ranked Blank Rome for labor and employment in Pennsylvania. Editors write that Blank Rome’s Labor & Employment practice:
- “Maintains a strong profile for its handling of complex trade secrets and restrictive covenant disputes. The team also offers experience across labor law matters such as contract negotiation and unfair labor practice disputes.”
- “‘They are on top of recent trends and provide thoughtful advice and recommendations.’”
- “‘The litigators at Blank Rome really know the law. Their preparation, advocacy and priority on attempting an amicable resolution if at all possible is impressive.’”
We invest in long-term relationships and create client service teams to ensure effective and efficient delivery of legal services.
We place an emphasis on preventive measures to preempt problems before they arise.
We provide value-added services to our clients, including in-house training programs, CLE programs, legal briefings, and newsletters.

Ongoing representation of global company in all aspects of its employment, labor and immigration matters, including compliance with global policies, strategic initiatives, executive compensation, employment policies, HR training initiatives, union avoidance, employment litigation, and protection against unfair competition.
Ongoing representation of one of the largest metropolitan school districts in the country with regard to all labor, employment and benefits matters.
Ongoing representation of private company with manufacturing, warehouse, and distribution facilities in six states including management training, employment counseling and advice for union and non-union facilities, litigation avoidance strategies, and employment litigation defense.
Ongoing representation of one of the country’s largest hospital systems with respect to all benefits and executive compensation matters.