Profile
Zachary Kimmel is a member of the Labor & Employment Practice in Greenberg Traurig's Philadelphia office. His practice focuses on representing employers in workplace matters including navigating compliance with the National Labor Relations Act, litigating unfair labor practice charges, shepherding companies through the union representation petition process, advising on labor relations for full or partially organized workforces, defending companies against class and collective actions, internal investigations, and counseling public, private, and nonprofit entities on a range of workplace matters. Those include issues concerning the National Labor Relations Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, state wage payment laws, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VII, and analogous state anti-discrimination laws. He also counsels and defends employers on day-to-day issues, including employee discipline, termination, and employees’ leaves of absence.
Concentrations
- Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) charges
- Requests for recognition and petitions for NLRB conducted elections
- Collective bargaining
- Labor arbitrations
- Labor relations with full and partially unionized workforces
- Class and collective actions
- Fair Labor Standards Act
- National Labor Relations Act
- Discrimination charges issues by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
The attorney is providing legal services through and affiliated with Greenberg Traurig, LLP, a New York Limited Liability Partnership. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Capabilities
Experience
- Obtained directed verdict at NLRB hearing disposing of Complaint filed against global philanthropic organization.
- Secured summary judgment for global company in lawsuit claiming breach of contract and unpaid commissions.
- Obtained dismissal of multiple unfair labor practice charges at the investigation pre-complaint phase.
- Advise on Peace Labor Agreement process for cultivation facility.
- Defended representation petition, resulting in union withdrawing petition to represent healthcare employee at hearing.
- Assisted in constructing and implementing national labor strategy for Fortune 500 company.
- Obtained determination from Delaware Department of Labor concerning former employee’s alleged entitlement to vacation time payout.°
- Assisted in negotiations culminating in first collective bargaining agreement between global company and newly recognized union.°
- Counseled non-profit entity regarding applicability of federal CMS mandate and New Jersey executive orders requiring COVID-19 vaccination.°
- Drafted policies for company with national presence in connection with OSHA’s vaccination mandate.°
- Investigated allegations concerning decade long practice of racial discrimination by department supervisors at University. °
°The above representations were handled by Mr. Kimmel prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
- Adjunct Professor of English, Critical Reading & Writing, Temple University, 2023
- Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Trial Advocacy & Advanced Trial Advocacy, Drexel University, 2017-2019
- Judicial Intern, Hon. David R. Strawbridge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2019
- Employment Litigation Intern, State of New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, 2017
Recognition & Leadership
- Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, "Ones to Watch," Labor and Employment Law - Management, 2025
- Listed, Super Lawyers Magazine, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, "Rising Stars," 2023-2024
Credentials
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J.D., Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law, 2019
- Associate Editor, Drexel Law Review
- Pro Bono Excellence Award
- B.S., Wake Forest University, 2016
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey