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Carlos
E.
George
is
a
partner
in
the
Labor
and
Employment
Law
Department.
Mr.
George
advises
and
represents
employers
in
a
broad
range
of
employment
law
and
labor
relations
matters.
Mr.
George,
has
extensive
experience
in
counseling
employers
in
union
prevention
measures
as
well
as
management
campaigns
in
the
context
of
union
drives.
He
also
represents
employers
before
the
National
Labor
Relations
Board
(NLRB),
collective
bargaining
negotiations
and
in
arbitration
proceedings.
In
addition
to
counseling
and
representing
employers
in
employment
discrimination,
discharge
and
wage
and
hour
claims,
Mr.
George
counsels
clients
on
a
variety
of
issues
related
to
the
Employee
Retirement
Income
Security
Act
of
1974
(ERISA);
the
Fair
Labor
Standards
Act
(FLSA);
the
Consolidated
Omnibus
Budget
Reconciliation
Act
(COBRA),
and
the
Family
and
Medical
Leave
Act
of
1993.
Mr.
George
has
also
defended
employers
in
state
and
federal
courts
in
connection
with
wage
and
hour,
libel
and
defamation,
privacy
rights,
harassment
and
employment
discrimination,
wrongful
discharge,
and
other
employment
related
claims.
Representative
cases
are:
Ruiz-Sulsona
v.
UPR.,
334
F.3d
157
(1st
Cir.
2003)(political
discrimination);
Delgado
De
Jesus
v.
Corp.
Del
Centro
Cardiovascular
De
Puerto
Rico
v.
Del
Caribe,
65
Fed.
Appx.
325
(1st
Cir.
2003)(age
discrimination);
Corrada
Betances
v.
Sea-Land
Service,
Inc.,
248
F.3d
40
(1st
Cir.
2001)(wrongful
discharge,
privacy
violation)
Maldonado
Maldonado
v.
Crowley
Towing
&
Transportation
Co.,
181
F.
Supp.
2d
35
(DPR
2001)(Title
VII);
McCallister
Brothers,
119
LA
1576
(Arb.
2004)
(labor
arbitration,
wrongful
termination).
Mr.
George presided the Association of Labor Relations Professionals (2007-2008).
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