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Areas of Practice:
Michael A. Palombo is a shareholder practicing in the areas of labor and employment, municipal law/school law, administrative law and appellate law.

Education and Professional Background:
Duquesne University, B.A./B.A. 1990, J.D. 1993. Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania in 1993. Also admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Western and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.

Member:
Pennsylvania and Allegheny County Bar Associations. Allegheny County Bar Association Municipal and School Solicitors Section and Labor and Employment Law Section.

mpalombo@cdblaw.com

Mr. Palombo represents both public and private employers in matters relating to labor relations, collective bargaining negotiations, personnel and human resources consultation, employment discrimination, wage and hour disputes, claims of discrimination and other general employment matters. He also counsels clients on matters related to the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Pennsylvania Wage Payment and Collection law, and other state and federal laws impacting the work place. Mr. Palombo has participated in administrative proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board, the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board, and various state agencies. He serves as chief labor negotiator for a number of public and private sector clients. Born in Pittsburgh, Mike attended Duquesne University where he obtained both his undergraduate and juris doctorate degrees. Mike was a member and served as managing editor of the Duquesne Law Review. Mike also volunteers annually to provide pro bono services for the Neighborhood Legal Services Association. Mike has written a number of articles on labor and employment topics, has provided training to his clients on these issues. He served as a contributing editor for How Arbitration Works, Sixth Edition, Elkouri & Elkouri, a national treatise on the grievance and interest arbitration processes and is a frequent presenter for public sector organizations including the Pennsylvania League of Cities and Municipalities, the Local Government Academy, the Boroughs Association, the Allegheny League of Municipalities, and the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Commissioners.