Employers in a wide range of private and public industry sectors rely on Dick Noack to handle difficult employment law issues, disputes and negotiations.  His public sector employer clients include public school districts and special districts.  Private sector employer clients of his include healthcare, religious organizations, private schools, and technology employers.

Dick has 25 years of experience helping clients with complex and often stressful human relations situations, including:

• Employment law counseling and compliance
• Collective bargaining negotiations under the National Labor Relations Act, the Educational Employment Relations Act, and the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act
• Impasse mediation
• Fact-finding and interest arbitration
• Grievance arbitration
• Representation and unfair labor practice proceedings before the Public Employment Relations Board and the National Labor Relations Board
• Employee discipline and dismissal
• Responding to harassment and discrimination complaints before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, and
• Wage and hour disputes and issues.

It is nearly always in the client’s interest to get past a problem quickly…or, even better yet, to put employment policies and practices in place which avoid conflicts in the first place.  Dick’s years of employment law experience make it easier for him to spot issues and help his clients work toward preventing and resolving problems more efficiently.

A life-long ally
In a field where institutional memory counts for a lot, Dick serves his clients well.  He has maintained many client relationships for nearly 20 years.  In some instances, his relationship with an employer spans several generations of managers, board members, general counsel, and superintendents.

“I have been able to work with some clients for so long that I often feel like I am a part of their team, knowing as much about the history of the organization as their management does,” Dick explained.

A sought-after presenter
Dick is an accomplished speaker.  He is often invited to address groups on a variety of key issues, including preventing sexual harassment, managing within the law, employee discipline, collective bargaining and labor relations, wage and hour compliance, and school district governance. 

• Council President, Santa Clara County Council Boy Scouts of America

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