As a labor and employment attorney, Mr. Andrykovitch focuses his practice in representing management in a broad array of employment related disputes. His representation of employers includes unfair labor practice and representation cases; union avoidance campaigns and strategies; labor contract negotiations; grievance processing and arbitrations; reductions in force, strategic planning for mergers, acquisitions and closing of unionized operations; counseling related to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Family Medical Leave Act, Plant Closing Laws and Veterans’ Rights Laws; preparation and review of personnel policies and handbooks; employee leasing arrangements and providing general labor and employment law advice. Mr. Andrykovitch is listed in The Best Lawyers in America for labor and employment and the Labor Relations Institute, Inc.’s Top One Hundred Labor Attorneys in the United States.

Ron's areas of concentration include representing management in labor and employment matters, primarily before the:

• National Labor Relations Board and Pennsylvania's Labor Relations Board 
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• U.S. Department of Labor
• Unemployment Compensation Board of Review  

Bar Admissions

• Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, 1984

Education

• J.D., Duquesne University, 1984
• M.A., St. Francis College, 1976
• B.A. (magna cum laude), University of Pittsburgh, 1975

Noteworthy

• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America for labor and employment
• Listed as one of the Top One Hundred Labor Attorneys in the United States

Memberships

• Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Member, Pennsylvania Bar Institute Employment and Labor Law Advisory Committee
• Member, Allegheny County Bar Association and Council Member of its Labor and Employment Law Section
• Member, Labor and Employment Relations Association (South Western Pennsylvania Chapter)
• Member, American Health Lawyers Association Labor and Employment Practice Group
• Panel Member, American Arbitration Association's National Academy of Arbitrators
• Member, Smaller Manufacturer's Council

Seminars & Speeches

• Faculty Member, Labor and Employment Issues in the Senior Housing Industry , Pennsylvania Bar Institute (June 1006)
• Presenter, Controlling Substance Abuse in the Workplace , St. Vincent College Small Business Development Center
• (November 2005)
• Co-presenter, Preventing Mismanagement and Improper Denial of Intermittent and Reduced Schedule Leave and Legally Managing Pregnant Employees and New Parents Without Violating the FMLA, Pregnancy Discrimination Act or other Federal and State Laws , Council on Education Management Pennsylvania FMLA Update 2005, Pittsburgh, PA (September 21, 2005)
• Recent Developments Under the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act, Western Reserve Chapter - Society for Human Resource Management, Youngstown State University (April 4, 2003)
• Recent Developments: Family and Medical Leave Act, Sterling Education Services Employment Law Update (August 14, 2002)
• Applying the FMLA, ADA and Workers’ Compensation Laws in the Workplace, Western Pennsylvania Personnel Association (September 20, 2001)
• Applying the FMLA, ADA and Workers’ Compensation Laws in the Workplace, Georgia ALFA (September 6, 2001)
• Will the Casey Martin ADA Decision Have Ramifications Beyond the PGA Tour?, American Health Lawyers Association Teleconference (June 26, 2001)
• Labor Law, Carnegie Mellon - VHA Leadership Development Institute (August 4, 2000)
• Vital Update and Preview of Emerging Labor and Employment Law Issues and Trends Affecting Long Term Care, Leadership Health Care Fall ‘99 National Long Term Care Conference (November 9, 1999)
• Hiring Right and Firing Right – Staying Afloat in the Changing Sea of Legal Liabilities and Sorting Out the Fair Labor Standards Act – The Department of Labor is on the Prowl, Maryland Assisted Living Association’s 3rd Annual Fall Conference (November 8, 1999)
• Minimize the Risk of Employment Lawsuits: Hiring Right, Firing Right, and Preventing Harassment Claims and Sorting Out the Fair Labor Standards Act – The Department of Labor is on the Prowl, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging’s 38th Annual Meeting (October 25, 1999)

Publications

• Author, Employers Need Solid Foundation in the Elements of Employment Law, Pittsburgh Business Times (June 24, 2002)
• Author, Will the Casey Martin ADA Decision Have Ramifications Beyond the PGA Tour?, Assisted Living Success (December 2001)
• Co-author, Calling-up the National Guard and Reserves: Know Your Rights and Duties as an Employer, Allegheny County Medical Society Bulletin (October 27, 2001)
• Co-author, Who’s a Supervisor, HR Magazine (September 2001)
• Co-author, Are Your Charge Nurses Supervisors, Hospital News (September 2001)
• Co-author, Job Reassignment Must Be a Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA, Assisted Living Success (March 2001)
• Co-author, Beware of Tunnel Vision: How to Handle Leave Requests Under the Workers’ Compensation Act, ADA and FMLA, Assisted Living Success (October 1999)
• Co-author, EEOC Guidance: Passing Burdens on to Employers Attempting to Provide ADA Accommodations, Assisted Living Success (June 1999)
  

Prior Experience

• Field Examiner and Attorney with the National Labor Relations Board from 1977 to 1987