Joshua D. Nadreau

Regional Managing Partner and Vice Chair, Labor Relations Group

Boston Portland, ME

617.722.0044

617.532.5899

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Joshua Nadreau is the Regional Managing Partner of Fisher Phillips Boston office and Vice Chair of the firm’s Labor Relations Group. He represents clients across the country in traditional labor matters, complex employment litigation, and high-stakes issues at the intersection of law, sports, and higher education, among others.

Josh is widely recognized for his work advising employers through all phases of union organizing campaigns, representation proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and collective bargaining. He has successfully defended clients against unfair labor practice charges, led internal labor strategy for publicly traded companies and major universities, and negotiated successor agreements in some of the country’s most union-dense industries. He also counsels buyers and sellers in transactions involving unionized workforces, helping clients assess and mitigate labor risks in corporate acquisitions.

Labor

Won dismissal of unfair labor practice charge against Division I NCAA athletic department seeking to define student-athletes as employees under NLRA
Counsel for state flagship university in recent collective bargaining negotiations with the university’s faculty, professional, and graduate student unions
Counsel for public medical school in first contract negotiations for two units—graduate student workers and post-doctoral associates/fellows
Advised large west-coast public institution in bargaining negotiations and labor dispute involving graduate students, staff, and postdocs.
Day-to-day labor counsel for many public and private colleges and universities
Obtained withdrawal of representation petition seeking to represent production employees for a sports broadcasting network
Nationwide labor counsel to large manufacturer of electrical systems
Negotiated and resolved first contract and successor collective bargaining agreements on behalf of private and public sector entities
Successfully represented higher education institutions, hospitals, and metal recycling business in several arbitration hearings challenging whether the discharge of nurses was for “just cause”
Provided advice and litigation representation during long term labor disputes across various industries
Vacated erroneous arbitration decision in federal district court where arbitrator exceeded the scope of his authority under the collective bargaining agreement

Employment Litigation

Won summary judgment on behalf of regional transit agency in case alleging disability discrimination and retaliation
Granted motion to dismiss on behalf manufacturing and distributing company in case alleging improperly calculated overtime
Successfully mediated multi-million-dollar class action litigation involving allegations of unpaid off-the-clock work and travel pay
Amicus counsel to state automobile dealers’ association and state retailers’ association in multiple cases involving calculation of overtime due to 100% commission sales personnel