Brian J. Waterman

Brian advises public school districts and private schools on a wide range of school law issues, including matters pertaining to human resources, school board governance and policy, student discipline, business contracts, and open meetings and public records laws. Brian leads investigations into workplace misconduct and student complaints and conducts training for clients on various school law topics.

Brian also represents public and private employers on a variety of labor and employment law issues. He assists employers with issues such as discrimination and harassment, discipline and discharge, wage disputes, medical leaves and reasonable accommodation, workplace safety, union avoidance, labor negotiations, contract interpretation, grievance arbitration, unfair labor practice claims, and other labor and employment matters.

Brian has significant experience drafting workplace policies, employee handbooks, employment agreements, non-compete and non-disclosure agreements, severance agreements and settlement agreements.

Brian has successfully represented his clients before various state and federal agencies, including the Wisconsin Equal Rights Division, the Wisconsin Labor Standards Bureau, the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. Department of Education, and the National Labor Relations Board.