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Kathleen D. Bruder

Kathleen D. Bruder is a member of the Firm's employment and labor practice. Ms. Bruder represents management clients in both public and private sectors, ranging from counseling to litigation and labor negotiations. Her experience includes litigating on behalf of corporations and public entities in federal and state courts and administrative agencies in all aspects of employment-related litigation, including employment discrimination, sexual harassment and wrongful discharge. Ms Bruder's experience also includes arbitrating labor-management disputes under collective bargaining agreements, representing clients as the chief negotiator in labor negotiations and advising and representing clients with all phases of union certification and decertification.

Ms. Bruder regularly assists human resources personnel by advising them on their day-to-day issues, including the hiring and discharge of employees and compliance with various local, state, and federal statutes such as Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, as well as labor and employment laws in other states such as New York and New Jersey where she is also licensed to practice.

In addition to specializing in labor and employment law, Ms. Bruder also regularly counsels and practices in the area of higher education law.

Prior to joining Rhoads & Sinon, Ms. Bruder was associate counsel with a national health insurance company where she was responsible for in-house labor and employment law-related matters. Before joining this employer, Ms. Bruder worked for the City of Harrisburg as the in-house Labor Attorney and Human Resources Director after serving as Deputy City Solicitor.


EDUCATION

University of Dayton School of Law (J.D., 1993)

  • Recipient of American Jurisprudence Award

University of Scranton (B.S., 1990)


ONLINE PUBLICATIONS

Keeping The Clean Indoor Air Act Indoor

Prohibition Of Excessive Overtime In Health Care Act:
Will Your Health Care Facility Be Compliant?

Employee Free Choice Act: Preparing Employers For Major Changes In Labor Law

The Pennsylvania Clean Indoor Air Act; Key Issues for Compliance

Kathleen D. Bruder Interviewed for Article on FMLA

Is Your Company's Severance Agreement and Release Properly Drafted?

HIPAA And The Possible Effect On Your Company

Sexual Harassment Lawsuits and Claims for Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress

Military Leave Laws

A Past Practice of Requiring An Independent Medical Examination Supersedes the FMLA's Return To Work Procedures


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Kathleen D. Bruder

Phone:      (717) 237-6731
Fax:          (717) 231-6637
kbruder@rhoads-sinon.com


Practice Groups:
Business Litigation
Education
Employment & Labor Law
HIPAA

BAR ADMITTANCE

Admitted to practice before the State Courts of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

 

MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS

Pennsylvania and Dauphin County Bar Associations

National Association of College And University Attorneys

Former Member, University of Scranton Alumni Board of Governors

Recipient, The City of Harrisburg's Mayor's Award for Distinguished Public Service (1999)


Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rated


 

 

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