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What to Expect and How to Prepare: A Guide to Employing Foreign Workers in the Age of Trump

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​Bill Bergmann Elected Treasurer of Court of Federal Claims Bar Association; Continues Role on Advisory Council

A significant part of Pat’s nationwide practice includes the defense of employers in class/collective actions. He also has defended clients before the National Labor Relations Board, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Florida Commission on Human Relations. Additionally, Pat provides legal advice to clients relating to their dealings with unions.

In addition to having a busy law practice, Pat is an adjunct professor at Rollins College, where he teaches a course on labor and employment law in the Master of Human Resources program. He previously served as co-leader of BakerHostetler's Labor Relations team and is currently co-editor of the firm's Labor Relations blog, The Bargaining Table.

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J.D., New York University School of Law, 1987

B.A., Columbia University, 1984, 

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<li>Chambers USA: Labor and Employment in Florida (2011 to 2024)
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<li>Band 2 (2016 to 2018), Band 3 (2014 to 2015, 2019 to 2024), Band 4 (2011 to 2013)</li>
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<li>The Legal 500 United States (2016 to 2024)
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<li>Recommended in Intellectual Property: Trade Secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters) (2019, 2021)</li>
<li>Recommended in Labor and Employment Disputes (including collective actions): Defense (2019)</li>
<li>Recommended in Labor and Employment: Labor-Management Relations (2016 to 2024)</li>
<li>Recommended in Labor and Employment: Workplace and Employment Counseling (2021)</li>
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<li>The Best Lawyers in America® (2008 to 2025)
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<li>Florida: Employment Law &#8211; Management
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<li>Best Lawyers® &#8220;Lawyer of the Year&#8221; (2019, 2024)</li>
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<li>Florida: Labor Law &#8211; Management
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<li>Best Lawyers® &#8220;Lawyer of the Year&#8221; (2020)</li>
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<li>Florida: Litigation &#8211; Labor and Employment</li>
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<li>Florida Trend &#8220;Legal Elite&#8221;</li>
<li>Orlando Magazine &#8220;Orlando’s Best Lawyers&#8221;</li>
<li>Florida &#8220;Super Lawyer&#8221; (2007 to 2024)</li>
<li>Martindale-Hubbell: AV Preeminent</li>
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The Bargaining Table

Return of the (Pro-Employer) Jedi: The NLRB Under a Second Trump Administration

Patrick Muldowney Speaks at 2024 GOSHRM ½ Day Legal Conference

Adding Injury to Insult: The NLRB’S General Counsel Lays Out Expanded Remedies For Unlawful Noncompete and Stay-or-Pay Agreements

Sixth Circuit Bypasses NLRB’s McLaren Macomb Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Provisions Holding, Fostering Uncertainty About Viability of Such Provisions

The NLRB Returns to Its Pre-2020 Policies and Procedures in Its “New” Blocking Charge and Voluntary Recognition Rules

Employment Law Spotlight

Sunshine State Update: New Florida Law Forbids Local Employment Regulation in Three Areas

A ‘Grande’ Decision for Employers: The Supreme Court Raises the Bar on Section 10(j) Injunctions

Patrick Muldowney, William Weber Author Article on Starbucks Decision for Bloomberg Law

Employee Handbooks Remain Under Board Attack

BakerHostetler attorneys, practice areas stand out in The Legal 500 annual guide

Patrick Muldowney Quoted in Several Articles Regarding Supreme Court Decision on McKinney v. Starbucks

Chambers USA Guide 2024 Recognizes 155 BakerHostetler Attorneys and ­66 Practice Areas

Not So Fast: Fifth Circuit Partially Reverses the NLRB’s Thryv Decision

Patrick Muldowney Comments on Starbucks Case in Law360 Article

Next Up in the NLRB’s Line of Fire: Protection for Employee Displays of Religious, Social, and Political Messaging

A Brewing Issue: The Supreme Court Accepts a Coffeemaker’s Request To Revisit Section 10(J)

It’s the Holiday Season, and the NLRB Is the Union-Friendly Gift That Keeps On Giving

Alternatives to Noncompetes

Alternatives to Noncompetes: Current Developments in Regulating Noncompetes

Muldowney addresses NLRB efforts to improve legal environment for employees, unions

Webinar: Alternatives to Noncompetes: A Three-Part Series

Here We Go Again: The National Labor Relations Board Reintroduces Chaos to Employee Handbooks

BakerHostetler Attorneys and Practice Areas Recognized in The Legal 500 2023 Guide

A New Front in the Noncompete Wars: NLRB’s General Counsel Claims Noncompete Agreements Violate the Labor Act

Chambers USA Guide 2023 Honors 147 BakerHostetler Attorneys and Recognizes 64 Practice Areas

Q&A Regarding the NLRB’s Decision on Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Provisions in Severance Agreements

Back to the Future Part II: The NLRB and the Uncertain State of Labor Law

10th Annual Labor Relations and Employment Law Master Class Series

To Deduct or Not To Deduct – NLRB Revisits Union Dues Checkoff Post-CBA Expiration

NLRB Upholds Employers’ Right to Restrict Employees’ Email Use for Union Organizing – for Now

Hundreds of BakerHostetler Attorneys Honored as 2023 Best Lawyers, Ones to Watch and Lawyers of the Year

Florida Reexamines Abortion Rights Under Its State Constitution Post-Dobbs

BakerHostetler Attorneys, Practice Areas Shine in The Legal 500 2022 Guide

Chambers USA Guide 2022 Honors 145 BakerHostetler Attorneys and Recognizes 62 Practice Areas

Pat Muldowney Attracts McGriff Insurance Clients to Hot-Button Employment Topics

191 BakerHostetler Attorneys Named in 2022 “Best Lawyers” List; 10 Recognized as “Lawyer of the Year”

John Siegal, Patrick Muldowney Speaking at CLE Program on Law of Trade Secrets

BakerHostetler Attorneys, Practice Areas Recognized in The Legal 500 Guide for 2021

Chambers and Partners USA Honors 134 BakerHostetler Attorneys and 55 Practice Areas in 2021 USA Guide

BakerHostetler Attorneys Make Significant Gains in The Legal 500 Annual Guide

Chambers and Partners USA Honors 127 Attorneys and 43 Practice Areas in 2019 Guide

BakerHostetler Boosts High Marks in the Legal 500 2018 Annual Guide

Chambers and Partners USA Honors 118 Attorneys and 45 Practice Areas in 2018 Guide

150 BakerHostetler Attorneys Named 2016 Super Lawyers; 91 Named Rising Stars

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<li>Defended a Florida-based insurance company in a putative collective action filed in federal court in Tampa under the Fair Labor Standards Act concerning alleged misclassification of marketing employees. Obtained summary judgment in favor of our client and secured affirmance of the district court&#8217;s decision before the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.</li>
<li>Defended internationally known provider of airport ground services and air cargo handling with respect to series of collective actions brought in federal courts in New York and Florida by airplane fuelers claiming failure to pay for all time worked. Specifically, the plaintiffs claimed that they were not paid for time worked at the beginning or end of their shifts, or for time worked during scheduled meal breaks. Secured favorable class settlements for client, while also obtaining summary judgment for client on spin-off misclassification cases.</li>
<li>Successfully argued before the Florida Supreme Court that referral sources in the home healthcare industry can be protected legitimate business interests under the state noncompete statute.</li>
<li>Successfully petitioned the United States Supreme Court based upon Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo to vacate the D.C. Circuit’s judgment deferring to the National Labor Relations Board’s application of its so-called “successor bar” doctrine.</li>
<li>Obtained defense verdict for Fortune 100 company in federal jury trial of former employee’s sexual harassment and retaliatory discharge claims under federal and state civil rights law. Jury returned verdict in favor of client after two-day trial, deliberating for less than 90 minutes.</li>
<li>Served as first chair in a federal jury trial involving a claim of disability discrimination against a publicly traded home healthcare company. Secured a jury verdict in favor of our client after a four-day trial, with jury deliberation lasting only 20 minutes.</li>
<li>Defended large Florida-based client in state-court jury trial involving claim of national origin discrimination. Secured defense verdict after two and a half-day trial, with the jury deliberating for less than one hour.</li>
<li>Negotiated initial and successor collective bargaining agreements for two separate units of a nationally known ambulance company. Assisted the client&#8217;s negotiating team in formulating management proposals and responding to issues raised by the union&#8217;s bargaining team during negotiations.</li>
<li>Assisted a major professional sports franchise in a well-publicized changeover of its coaching and front-office staff. Worked with senior management to assist with the exit of existing personnel and prepared and negotiated employment agreements for new executives and staff.</li>
<li>Represents public and private colleges and universities in connection with both employment- and education-related matters (including successfully defending a public college in an administrative trial concerning a “reverse” discrimination claim by a white male who claimed that his application for a high-level position was denied because of the college’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion).</li>
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