Frank W. Brennan is a partner, concentrating his practice in the areas of labor and employment law, restaurant and hospitality law, construction law and commercial litigation.

Mr. Brennan regularly provides advice and counsel to employers on matters involving the purchase and sale of unionized entities; double breasted operations; union avoidance; union election campaigns; union trust fund audits; withdrawal liability; negotiation, drafting, and implementation of collective bargaining agreements (CBA), labor harmony/neutrality agreements (LHA) and project labor agreements (PLA); defense of unfair labor practice charges; employee safety regulation compliance; mass layoffs; FLSA wage and hour compliance; minimum wages and tip credit compliance; employment policies/practices; Title VII employment discrimination and harassment investigations; Title VII sexual harassment training; employee training; employee leave; employee mis-classification; I-9 compliance; background checks; employment contracts; non-compete/non-solicitation agreements; confidentiality agreements; consulting agreements; phantom stock agreements and employee handbooks.

Mr. Brennan’s experience includes representing public and private employers, large and small, in commercial and civil litigation before Federal and State courts and provides representation to employers at arbitration and before administrative agencies including, but not limited to, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL); U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. National Mediation Board (NMB); U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); New York State Public Employment Relations Board (NYSPERB); New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL); New York State Division of Human Rights (NYSDHR); New York State Workers’ Compensation Board (NYSWCB); New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (NYSOMIG); New York City Office of the Comptroller (NYCOC); New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP); Nassau County Department of Consumer Affairs (NCDCA); Nassau County Commission on Human Rights (NCCHR); Suffolk County Department of Labor, Licensing and Consumer Affairs; and Suffolk County Human Rights Commission (SCHRC).

In addition to his labor and employment law experience, Mr. Brennan also represents sureties, contractors, construction managers, owners, developers, suppliers and equipment rental companies (on both public and private construction projects) in relation to construction contracts formation and disputes; insurance requirements/compliance; license requirements/compliance; construction vehicle traffic violations; claims of non-payment; extra work; delay; changed conditions; defective work; default; termination; mechanic’s liens; prevailing wages; occupational safety claims; building violations; labor harmony/neutrality agreements (LHA) and project labor agreements (PLA); union picketing; implementation of a dual gate system; supplemental benefit claims; performance and payment bond claims and demands for collateral.