Joseph Richardson concentrates on traditional labor law, advising union clients on strategy and counseling them on all aspects of collective bargaining and employee representation.
"Applying Wright Line to all of those circumstances gives a board that is not inclined to assist workers an opportunity [to dismiss a claim] by adding that additional step,"
“The board is really fulfilling the mandate when it thinks broadly about implementing complete remedies to the unfair labor practices that it finds."
"In this age of emergent AI and the attendant disruption of workplace
norms across all sectors, the work preservation doctrine has never
been more important," Richardson said in a statement. "This decision
reaffirms the continuing validity of this important right held by
unionized workers."
Joe Richardson is a labor law lawyer with union clients, a seemingly significant pivot from his military service and defense contracting after college. He discusses his motivations for leaving the defense sector and how his upbringing influences his current work in labor relations. Joe shares insights into the intricacies of union representation and union dynamics, collective bargaining, contract negotiations, and the day-to-day challenges and rewards of advocating for workers' rights. Joe is a graduate of American University Washington College of Law.
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