Union-Management Relations

• Ohio, 1978

• Sixth Circuit
• Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio

• Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of Law, J.D., 1978
• Duquesne University, B.A., 1969

Raymond is a member of Frost Brown Todd LLC and practices in the labor and employment area. He counsels clients on a wide variety of labor and employment matters with particular emphasis on dealing with unions and assisting employers in maintaining their union-free status. He has represented employers in manufacturing, telecommunications, construction, healthcare, and service industries in defending union organizational efforts, in collective bargaining, and in labor arbitration. He defends clients before various federal and state agencies, in particular the National Labor Relations Board. In addition, he has litigated employment discrimination matters, wage and hour class actions, and prevailing wage claims in both federal and state courts.

Experience

Successful defense of union organizing efforts in large telecommunications units, health care organizations, school bus operations, and manufacturing facilities

Successful defense of NLRB injunction proceedings

Settlement of numerous NLRB complaints and federal and state court discrimination and wage and hour class action lawsuits

Negotiation of several collective bargaining agreements without work stoppages

Nine years as a trial attorney with the National Labor Relations Board

• AV® Rated, Martindale-Hubbell®
• Selected for inclusion in Ohio Super Lawyers® 2007-2012
• The Best Lawyers in America®, 2012, 2013

• Cincinnati Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
• Ohio State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section Law
• American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section; Committee on the Development of the Law under the National Labor Relations Act

• Lawsuit Challenges CPS Prevailing Wage Rule
• Client Alert: When Reducing Force, Remember Your Duty to WARN
• When Reducing Force, Remember Your Duty to WARN
• New Guidelines May Apply Ohio Prevailing Wage to More Projects
• Ohio’s Paid Sick Leave Issue Likely Off of November Ballot

Past

• Japan America Society of Greater Cincinnati, President
• Cathedral Foundation, Advisory Board Member

“Non-Union Employers Beware – The NLRA Also Applies to You”
Ohio Labor Letter, August 1996

"Current Employment Law Issues"
Ohio State Bar Association Labor and Employment Update, April 1998 - 2005

"Complying with Wage and Hour Laws"
ADP Workplace Blueprints Seminar, November 1997

"Charting the Course:  Successfully Navigating Labor Law and Labor Relations" 2004, 2006

"Managing FMLA Leaves," 2006

"Employer Bargaining Objectives"
BNA Advisory Group, 2005

"Enforcement of Ohio's Prevailing Wage Law"
Lorman Education Services, 2008

"Current Developments Under The Fair Labor Standards Act"
Ohio State Bar Association - Midwest Labor and Employment Law Seminar, 2008