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Joseph Leon Guza

42 Delaware Ave, Ste. 120 Buffalo, New York 14202
(716) 849-1333
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jguza@lglaw.com
Firm: Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria LLP
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Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria LLP


Years In Practice


Phone Number (716) 849-1333

Joseph Guza empowers his union clients through the utilization of legal, organizing, and collective bargaining strategies. Mr. Guza is passionately focused on serving his clients in all aspects of union-side labor law, including corporate campaigns, collective bargaining negotiations, organizing drives, arbitrations, agency hearings (NLRB, PERB, and others) and all related court proceedings.

Mr. Guza represents unions across the private, public and federal sectors, and regularly conducts steward training seminars, as well as seminars covering general labor law and labor law in the construction industry. Mr. Guza also counsels employee benefit fund trustees on collections and related matters.

In addition to his work with union clients, Mr. Guza works closely with members of the firm’s Personal Injury and Workers’ Compensation Departments to help serve injured workers. He also counsels individuals and unions regarding employment discrimination cases under Title VII and the NYS Human Rights Law, wage theft claims and related employment matters.

Before attending SUNY Buffalo Law School, Mr. Guza worked as a dockman for a large northeastern transportation company, an experience that kindled his passion for workers’ rights. In 2017, Mr. Guza was appointed to the AFL-CIO WNY Area Labor Federation’s Judicial Endorsement Review Panel.

Publications

  • “A Cure for Laryngitis: A First Amendment Challenge to the NLRA’s Ban on Secondary Picketing,” 59 Buff L. Rev. 1267 (2011)

Speaking Engagements

  • “Secondary Picketing & the First Amendment,” LERA of WNY Law Night, March 2013

Professional Activities

  • Member, AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee
  •  Member, Labor & Employment Relations Association (LERA) of Western New York
  • Member, AFL-CIO WNY ALF Judicial Endorsement Review Panel
  • Member, Bar Association of Erie County
  • Member, New York State Bar Association
  • Member, International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans
  • Member, Coalition for Economic Justice
  • Member, American Bar Association

Practice Areas

  • Labor and Employment
  • Arbitration
  • Department of Labor Investigations & Negotiations
  • Employee Benefits
  • Employment Discrimination
  • Harassment
  • Training
  • Union Administration Matters
  • Wage and Hour Disputes
  • Wrongful Termination

Representative Matters

  • Favorable Appellate Decision against the NYS DOL on behalf of Buffalo building and construction trades union. (2017)
  • Negotiated favorable first contract for 200 member independent union in Batavia, NY. (2016)
  • Negotiated $1.4 million dollar settlement with delinquent contractor on behalf of Albany area building and construction trades union and associated employee benefit funds. (2016)
  • Collected over $600,000 in delinquent employee benefit fund contributions from contractor on behalf of Buffalo area building and construction trades union and associated employee benefit funds. (2015)
  • Collected $150,000 in delinquent employee benefit fund contributions from contractor on behalf of Rochester area building and construction trades union and associated employee benefit funds. (2015)
  • Successful campaign against nation-wide construction temp agency on behalf of Rochester area building and construction trades union. (2015)
  • Negotiated favorable first contract for railroad personnel transport drivers in Binghamton, NY. (2014)
  • Negotiated favorable first contract for non-profit employees in Ithaca, NY. (2013)
  • Negotiated favorable agreement for union representing VA professionals in Canandaigua, NY. (2013)
What legal services does this lawyer offer?
Discrimination & Harassment
Employment Law - Individuals
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Labor Law - Union
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Title VII Litigation
Wage-Hour Law
Wrongful Discharge and Termination
Bar Admissions
New York
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
United States District Court for the Western District of New York
Awards
  • Super Lawyers “Rising Stars”: Named to Upstate New York Super Lawyers “Rising Stars;” no more than 2.5 percent of attorneys in any state have this distinction
Education
State University of New York at Buffalo, J.D., magna cum laude, 2012 (Labor & Employment Law Program, Civil Litigation Concentration)
Graduated 2012
Contact Details and Office Locations
Office: (716) 849-1333
Fax: (716) 855-1580
jguza@lglaw.com
42 Delaware Ave, Ste. 120
Buffalo, New York 14202
Buffalo, New York 14202
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