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Peter A. Janus, Shareholder
150 Trumbull Street
Phone: (860) 727-8900 E-Mail:
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AV ®Peer Review Rated
Peter represents employers in various industries and in the private and public sectors in all aspects of employment and labor relations law, including preventive advice and litigation defense of discrimination claims, wrongful termination, breach of contract litigation, common law employment torts, trade secrets and restrictive covenant violations, and FMLA and wage and hour complaints. He has counseled senior management and human resource professionals on issues involving sexual harassment, reductions in force, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, and preventive labor relations. He also specializes in matters arising under the National Labor Relations Act that include NLRB representation election petitions and unfair labor practice complaint hearings, grievance arbitration and collective bargaining negotiations.
Mr. Janus further serves board of education clients in the practice of education law. He represents them in connection with teacher tenure and termination proceedings, collective bargaining negotiations, special education matters, student discipline and expulsion hearings, and various municipal law issues.
In July 2000, Peter was inducted as a Fellow in the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, which was established by the American Bar Association to recognize those who by long and outstanding service have distinguished themselves as leaders in the practice of labor and employment law in the United States.
Since 2002 he has served on the American Arbitration Association’s National Employment Disputes Resolution Roster as an arbitrator.
Also, Peter was recognized in Who’s Who Legal, International and USA, Management Labor & Employment Lawyers, 2006 through 2009 and in New England Super Lawyers, Employment and Labor Law, 2007 through 2009.
Admitted to Practice
Connecticut, 1970
District of Columbia, 1974
U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, 1977
U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, 1977
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1978
U.S. Supreme Court, 1977
Education
Cornell University, A.B., 1967
Boston University School of Law, J.D., 1970
The Wharton School, M.B.A., 1974
Professional Activities
Management Co-Chair, Committee on the Development of the Law under the National Labor Relations Act, Labor and Employment Law Section, American Bar Association, 2002-2005.
Litigation Section, American Bar Association.
ADR in Labor & Employment Law Committee, American Bar Association.
Executive Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section, and Chair, Collective Bargaining, Arbitration and ADR Committee, Connecticut Bar Association.
Education Law Committee, Connecticut Bar Association.
Advisory Board, The Connecticut Law Tribune.
American Employment Law Council.
Industrial Relations Research Association.
Connecticut School Attorneys Council.
District of Columbia Bar.
Seminars and Events
Teacher Appraisals and Dismissals in Connecticut
Student's Use of the Internet and Emails and the Issue of Free Speech
Tenure Law 'Tune-ups" and Education Law Updates
Tenure Law 'Tune-ups' and Education Law Updates
Tenure Law 'Tune-ups' and Education Law Updates
Human Resource Policies that Prevent Lawsuits
Ins & Outs of Public Records & Open Meeting Laws
Employment and Human Resources
Author and Lecturer
Editor, “The Developing Labor Law,” Fifth Edition (2006), published by BNA and the American Bar Association.
Editor, “Connecticut Labor & Employment Law,” Third Edition (2004) and 2006 Supplement, published by The Connecticut Law Tribune.
Co-Author, “NLRB Regulation of Election Conduct” and “NLRB Remedies for Unfair Labor Practices,” published by the Industrial Research Unit of The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
Lecturer: Numerous papers and seminar presentations to the American Bar Association, Annual and Mid-Winter Meetings of the Section of Labor and Employment Law, the Connecticut Bar Association, and other sponsoring CLE seminar organizations such as the National Business Institute, Lorman Education Services and Sterling Education Services.
Community Activities
Past President, Cornell Alumni Federation
Member, Cornell University Council
Advisory Council, College of Arts & Sciences
Past Vice Chairman, Greater Hartford YMCA Board of Managers
