Stefan J. Marculewicz

International: A recognized authority on international labor standards who has been part of the U.S. employer delegation to the International Labor Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, Stefan advises multinational corporations on issues involving international labor standards. He also advises multinational enterprises in connection with the following:

• The International Labor Organization and its Committee on Freedom of Association
• The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and National Contact Points
• The United Nations Global Compact
• The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
• Other international labor standard-setting organizations

He helps multinational corporations based in the United States and abroad formulate and implement strategies to respond to efforts by labor unions and nongovernmental organizations to discredit them through global campaigns.

His work includes:

• Development of global labor relations and human rights strategies
• Assisting companies build out and manage their global labor relations and human rights functions
• Developing supply chain management systems and strategies related to labor standards for companies and multistakeholder initiatives
• Establishing corporate codes of conduct, human rights policies, and modern slavery disclosure statements
• Negotiating and administering international framework agreements with Global Union Federations

He has represented employers before the ILO and OECD National Contact Points in the United States and in other countries. 

In connection with the implementation of the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA), Stefan was appointed by the Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives to serve as a member of the Independent Mexico Labor Expert Board, which is responsible for monitoring and evaluating the implementation of Mexico's labor reforms and compliance with its labor obligations under the USMCA.

Domestic: As a complement to his international practice, Stefan handles a wide range of issues related to labor management relations domestically, including:

• Negotiating collective bargaining agreements for clients
• Assisting employers in all aspects of their dealings with labor unions
• Advising companies on corporate campaigns, and complex labor relations situations
• Negotiating neutrality, access and labor peace agreements
• Handling grievance arbitrations

Drawing on his experience as a trial attorney for the National Labor Relations Board in its Baltimore and Fort Worth regional offices, Stefan regularly assists clients before the NLRB.  Stefan advises employers in connection with multiemployer benefit funds, particularly with respect to withdrawal liability, and has represented numerous companies on matters involving such plans.

Stefan also advises employers on many other aspects of labor and employment law, and with respect to that work, he regularly supervises and manages teams of attorneys throughout the firm that handle compliance and litigation of a wide variety of employment law matters. 

Stefan has testified before both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate on multiple occasions related to labor policy including the National Labor Relations Board, worker centers and the WARN Act.