CRA’s Labor & Employment experts have extensive experience in various aspects of Labor Management Relations (LMR), combining rigorous analytics with strong foundations in labor economic theory.
Our experts have decades of experience providing economic and workforce analyses for public and private employers with union representation. CRA consultants have supported union negotiations by providing insight and analysis of contract proposals and market wages, and assessing the implications of proposals on workforce composition and other aspects of the business. Our employment specialists regularly evaluate compensation and benefits issues specific to a unionized workforce, including seniority based pay structures, union-specific wage and hours provisions, defined benefit pension plans, and retiree benefits.
In addition, CRA experts have provided testimony in single plaintiff and class action litigation, as well as proceedings with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), involving numerous aspects of union contracts, assisting attorneys at various stages of the litigation process.
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Engagements
- 01Evaluation of alternative compensation interpretations under collective bargaining agreementsClient issue: A labor dispute arose concerning the implementation of a statutory compensation program under a series of collective bargaining agreements. The...View engagement
- 02Audit of PTO accrual in a unionized workforceCRA’s Labor & Employment Practice was retained to conduct an audit of paid time off accrualsView engagement
- 03Collective bargaining compliance for labor agreement obligationsCRA’s Labor & Employment experts were retained to facilitate compliance with collective bargaining agreement obligations through a data-driven analysis acrossView engagement