Frederick J. Wolfe

Frederick J. Wolfe is a shareholder in the firm's Litigation Department and a member of its Labor and Employment Practice Group. His practice is concentrated in the areas of traditional labor and employment law and the litigation of a broad variety of issues in these areas.

His experience includes negotiation, drafting and implementation/administration of collective bargaining agreements for both private sector clients and numerous school districts, municipalities and municipal authorities under Acts 88 and 195 as well as collective bargaining and interest arbitration with police under Act 111. He is also knowledgeable and experienced in all aspects of employee hiring, promotion, discipline and discharge, with a particular emphasis in professional and non-professional public school employees and police both under civil service and the Police Tenure Act. He has successfully handled many grievances and arbitration hearings involving a broad range of issues. He has also practiced before the PLRB and NLRB, litigating numerous unfair labor practice changes, election and certification/decertification issues and unit clarification petitions.

Fred serves as solicitor or special labor counsel to several school districts, municipalities and municipal authorities. He has frequently represented employers before the Equal Employment Authority Commission, Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, the Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations and in State and Federal Courts for alleged violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Rehabilitation Act, Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Family Medical Leave Act, Equal Pay Act and common law tort claims. He routinely counsels clients regarding their obligations and potential for liability pursuant to the above referenced legislation and other topics such as wage and hour matters. He has also drafted numerous employee policies, employee handbooks and Civil Service Rules and Regulations.

Fred received his B.A., cum laude, from Washington and Jefferson College in 1986 and his J.D, cum laude, from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1989.