Governmental Accounting & Auditing Interest Group Meeting & Technical Session (E2508178)

Joseph M. Hannon is Partner and a member of the Employment Law & Litigation, Labor Law and Nonprofits, Trade Associations & Tax-Exempt Organizations Service Areas as well as the Education Industry Area. He concentrates on traditional labor law on behalf of public and private sector clients, including municipal clients in a broad range of labor-related areas such as collective negotiations with law enforcement and civilian units as well as entities in interest arbitration proceedings. Mr. Hannon regularly appears before the Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) on issues such as unfair practice charges and representation petitions. Mr. Hannon’s extensive labor experience includes handling arbitrations on behalf of management in the public and private sectors. He advises clients on a wide variety of grievances, including terminations, disciplinary proceedings, contract interpretations, wage and hour matters, seniority and bumping rights and employee leave issues. He serves as labor counsel to municipalities throughout New Jersey. He handles numerous collective negotiation agreements with public sector clients including counties, municipalities, school boards and municipal authorities, often successfully achieving concessions in wages, health benefits and working hours. Mr. Hannon has represented management and handled arbitrations before PERC, the New Jersey State Board of Mediation, American Arbitration Association, National Labor Relations Board, Office of Administrative Law, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development as well as state and federal courts In the area of education law, Mr. Hannon regularly advises clients on labor issues pertaining to education law. He serves as special labor counsel to boards of education throughout New Jersey. In these roles, he is lead negotiator, representing school districts in arbitrations and before PERC. Mr. Hannon has significant experience handling wage and hour matters under both the New Jersey Wage and Hour Law and the Fair Labor Standards Act.