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DRM Labor and Employment Law

Practical HR advice for employers

Employers are faced with ever-changing laws and regulatory rules that can have an impact on maintaining a productive workforce. Our labor and employment lawyers provide practical advice on all HR issues and present solutions with your business objectives in mind.

DRM has one of the largest labor and employment practice groups in Northern New England, representing employers exclusively and providing practical day-to-day, on-site support. The scope and sweep of our practice are unmatched among law firms in our region, as is the depth of our experience with state and local personnel and officials. We provide day-to-day advice to employers on all aspects of the employment relationship. When challenges arise, we promptly assemble the right team to defend employers’ business interests in court and guide management through the process.

Our labor lawyers handle the full range of collective bargaining, organizing campaigns, arbitration, unfair labor practices, labor-management relations, labor relations training, NLRB and other traditional labor issues for employers nationwide.

Our employment practice includes advice and representation to management in the following areas:

Recent Labor & Employment Legal Victories

  • Successfully represented health care client in dismissal of all discrimination claims against the facility and its residency training program
  • Obtained a dismissal of a pending EEOC race discrimination charge involving a client’s manufacturing facility
  • Chief spokesperson responsible for negotiating a new 3-year collective-bargaining agreement for a local hospital in an efficient series of four meetings, focusing on the core issues both parties wanted to address.
Attorney Elizabeth Rattigan

Elizabeth K. Rattigan

Chair

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Attorney Alexa Clauss

Alexandra H. Clauss, AWI-CH

Director

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Director Timothy Copeland Jr.

Timothy E. Copeland, Jr.

Director

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Labor and Employment Lawyer David Harlow

F. David Harlow

Director

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Attorney John Maitland

Johan W.E. Maitland

Director

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Attorney Andrea Wright

Andrea O. Wright

Of Counsel

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Attorney Sarah Butson

Sarah J. Butson

Associate

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April Tuck

April E. Tuck

Legal Professional

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Paralegal Rachel Scott

Rachel M. Scott

Paralegal

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Labor & Employment Law

DRM HR Café – Optimism: The Overlooked Superpower

Join DRM's Labor & Employment Law team for a discussion on significant changes in federal labor law.
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DRM HR Café – Special Edition – NLRB Makes Changes to Federal Labor Law

Join DRM's Labor & Employment Law team for a discussion on significant changes in federal labor law.
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28 Downs Rachlin Martin Attorneys in Vermont and New Hampshire Listed in Best Lawyers in America® 2024 and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America

Twenty-eight DRM attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2024 Editions of Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch®in America.
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Governor Scott Signs Into Law Bill on Workplace Discrimination 

On June 28, 2023, Governor Phil Scott signed into law a bill that changes the current Workplace Discrimination Laws in Vermont.
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