E. Michael Rossman (Mike)

Mike Rossman advances the interests of employers throughout the country in traditional labor matters and complex employment litigation. He focuses on collective bargaining, litigation, arbitration, strikes and picketing disputes, corporate campaigns, and representation proceedings arising under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). In addition, Mike has defended multiple companies in class actions and other complex, multiparty litigation involving claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), Title VII (discrimination), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), and numerous state laws. He has extensive experience in the defense of clients facing employment class actions across multiple jurisdictions, as well as clients facing joint employer or single employer claims in civil and agency proceedings. He counsels clients across a broad spectrum of employment law and litigation-avoidance topics.

Mike's practice spans employers in the automotive, health care, hospitality, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, restaurant, retail, technology, and telecommunications industries. Clients with whom he has worked include Dick's Sporting Goods, General Electric, IBM, Kraft Heinz Company, McDonald's, Verizon Communications, and Verizon Wireless.

Mike has filed multiple amicus briefs on behalf of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business organizations in Supreme Court and appellate court cases raising high-profile issues impacting the business community. He has written and spoken on a variety of topics, including wage and hour issues, labor issues, management techniques, and litigation avoidance.