Carter, Dan T.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Languages

• Spanish

Lawyer Overview

Dan Carter practices in all areas of labor and employment law. In traditional labor matters he has extensive experience handling labor negotiations, arbitrations, injunction proceedings, union campaigns, and unfair labor practice cases. He has advised on workforce restructuring, reductions in force, outsourcing, business relocations, plant closings, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures in both union and non-union settings. Dan has tried and litigated numerous employment cases, including both bench and jury trials. He also has extensive experience advising federal government contractors in complying with the full panoply of applicable laws including Executive Order No. 11246, the Service Contract Act, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act, and the Davis-Bacon Act. Dan has represented employers in administrative proceedings, including workplace fatality investigations, under the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

Dan also has a great deal of experience in advising employers on labor and employment issues in transactional matters. Recent representative transactions include Timken's sale of its roller bearing business to JTEKT, Timken's acquisition of the Purdy Corp., Harris Corporation's acquisition of Tyco Electronics Wireless Systems, Poly One's acquisition of GLS, and OM Group's acquisition of the electronics business of Rockwood Holdings. Clients that Dan has recently advised on workplace restructurings, layoffs, and/or RIFs include Century Aluminum, Deutz Corporation, Georgia Gulf, and Verizon Wireless.

Dan is a member of the board of trustees of the friends of the Cleveland School of the Arts.

Areas of Practice

• Labor & Employment
• Automotive

Representative Cases

• Banc of America Investment Services wins summary judgment in wrongful discharge lawsuit
• Bank of America defends against allegations of WARN violations
• Bank of America defends against defamation and invasion of privacy action
• Bank of America defends against lawsuit and DOL investigation alleging USERRA violation , (2009)
• Bank of America defends against race and pregnancy discrimination lawsuit
• Bank of America defends against Title VII sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuit
• Bank of America wins summary judgment in ERISA lawsuit
• Bayer CropScience acquires U.S. agricultural biotech company Athenix , (2009)
• Bobs Candies negotiates collective bargaining agreements with the union
• Bridgestone/Firestone defends against NLRB case involving withdrawal of recognition of union
• Century Aluminum prevails in arbitration of violation of labor agreement
• Client undergoes on-site wage and hour administrative investigation by the D.O.L.
• Firestone Building Products Company prevails in union representation election
• Harris Corporation acquires Tyco Electronics Wireless Systems , (2009)
• Industrial Maintenance Services successfully defends against enforcement and debarment proceeding brought by the D.O.L. , (2009)
• MBNA and Bank of America defends against religious discrimination lawsuit , (2008)
• NationsBank prevails on summary judgment and defends appeal in case involving ERISA benefits and fiduciary claims
• OM Group acquires EaglePicher Technologies from EaglePicher Corporation for $171.9 million , (2009)
• OM Group acquires electronics business of Rockwood Holdings for $315 million , (2009)
• Pillowtex wins dismissal of unfair labor practice charges filed by the union
• PolyOne acquires GLS , (2009)
• Riverside portfolio company acquires certain assets of CFM Corporation and related subsidiaries
• Software consulting company undergoes on-site wage and hour administrative investigation by the Department of Labor
• Timken company acquires The Purdy Corp. , (2009)
• Timken Company negotiates effects bargaining with the UAW
• Timken Company prevails in a series of coordinated organizational campaigns by the union
• Timken signs agreement to sell needle roller bearings business to JTEKT , (2009)
• Verizon defends against labor arbitrations involving contract administration and enforcement with the IBEW and CWA
• Zenith wins summary judgment in race and sex discrimination lawsuit

West Practice Categories

Collective Bargaining, Labor Arbitration, Labor Disputes, Labor Law, Labor Legislation, Labor Relations Boards & Proceedings, Unfair Labor Practices, Unions, Wage & Hour Laws, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act

Bar Admissions

• Georgia
• Ohio

Education

• Duke University
• Vanderbilt University

Published Works

• Supreme Court of Ohio Bars Public Policy Claims by Employees Discharged While Receiving Workers' Compensation, 2008
• Recent Developments in Traditional Labor Law, coauthor, 2007 Employment Law Conference, National Employment Law Institute, 2007
• Introduction To Georgia Restrictive Covenant Law, Handling The Departing Employee, and Handling the Corporate Raiding Case, (co-author), 2004
• Labor and Employment Law, co-author, Construction Subcontracting: A Legal Guide for Industry Professionals, Chapter 12, pp. 297-314, copyright 1991 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1991
• Solicitation and Distribution on Retail Store Premises, co-author, 30 Labor Law Journal, 559-70, Vol. 9, 1979
• NLRB Jurisdiction Over Foreign Governments, author, 11 Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 483-514, 1978
• Patent Licensing Agreements in the EEC, author, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 1976

Address

North Point
901 Lakeside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114-1190

Phones

1.216.586.7208 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.216.579.0212 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.jonesday.com