Richard Noack

Background

About Richard Noack

I am a management labor and employment attorney with over 35 years of experience representing employers in both private and public sectors. I help employers solve employment problems.I have answered thousands of employer inquiries concerning how to comply with state and federal labor and employment laws, including questions about the ADA, discrimination, leaves of absence, sexual harassment investigations, employee privacy, and wage and hour issues.I have negotiated over 100 collective bargaining agreements for employers covered by the National Labor Relations Act, the Meyer-Milias-Brown Act, and the Educational Employment Relations Act.I have counseled employers in hundreds of employee terminations and disciplinary actions. I have written over 100 severance and settlement agreements for employers to extinguish potential liabilities.I have helped employers respond to over 100 discrimination complaints to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing.I have represented unionized employers in dozens of grievance arbitrations, including contract interpretation cases and just cause disciplinary actions and dismissals.I have represented employers in responding to dozens of representation petitions and unfair labor practice charges before the National Labor Relations Board and the Public Employment Relations Board.I am a high energy and technology proficient trainer who has conducted more than 100 training sessions on topics such as sexual harassment prevention, managing within the law, wage and hour compliance, employee discipline and documentation, and school district governance.I have successfully represented government entities in six writ of mandate proceedings.Reported Decisions: Martin v. Santa Clara Unified School District (2002) 142 Cal.App.4th 241; PERB Dec. No. 1911 (2007); PERB Dec. No. 1234 (1997); PERB Dec. No. A244e (1993); PERB Dec. No. 956 (1992); PERB Dec. No.