Collective Bargaining

Labor Arbitration

Employment Litigation

Steel/Metals Industry

• Ohio, 1988
• Kentucky, 1996

• The Ohio State University, J.D., 1988
• Earlham College, A.B., 1984

Randall is a member of Frost Brown Todd LLC and practices in the labor and employment law area. His practice focuses on management-side labor relations, including collective bargaining, arbitration, and litigation of disputes involving collective bargaining agreements and proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board and State Labor Agencies.

He has also been lead trial counsel and has provided in-depth counseling to employers in the areas of equal employment opportunity, discrimination, wrongful discharge, non-competition and trade secrets, wage and hour, and unemployment compensation. Randall has been a frequent lecturer to groups and organizations concerning fair employment practices, personnel management, and positive employee relations.

Experience

Served as lead negotiator/spokesperson for Fortune 500 corporation in labor negotiations for several industrial/steel facilities involving international representatives of USW, UAW, and IAM. Negotiations resulted in substantial restructuring of unionized workforce and related pay and fringe benefits.

Successfully litigated and then resolved multi-million dollar Section 301 (Duty of Fair Representation) Class Action on behalf of large manufacturing concern.

Successfully represented public and private employers in labor arbitration cases, involving a variety of issues including discipline, discharge, subcontracting, rate/incentives, and contract interpretation.

Represented public and private employers in unfair labor practice and representational proceedings, including trials and appeals. Have represented numerous public and private employers as lead negotiator in collective bargaining. Obtained injunctive relief on behalf of employers due to unlawful or violent strike activity.

Obtained pre-trial dismissal of lawsuits in areas of age, race, sex, disability and veterans discrimination, and wrongful discharge claims. Obtained defense verdicts in federal court litigation on behalf of employers in areas of race, age and disability discrimination.

• The Best Lawyers in America® 2005-2012 for Labor and Employment
• Chambers USA®, Americas Leading Lawyers for Business, 2007-2011
• Corporate Counsel®, Top Labor and Employment Lawyers, 2008
• Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®
• Selected for inclusion in the Ohio Super Lawyers®,  2009-2012

• Society of Human Resource Management, Member
• Northern Kentucky Human Resource Association, Past President

Past

• The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, National Council Member
• The Ohio State University Alumni Association, Lifetime Member

State of Ohio Bankers’ Association Employment Law Seminar

State of Ohio Safety Directors’ Employment Law Seminar

Ohio Job Service Regional Employment Law Conference

Center for Local Government Employment Law Conference