George Barbatsuly is a partner in the firm's Labor, Employment, and Workplace Safety practice. He focuses his practice in employment and labor law and health care litigation. He represents employers in all phases of labor and employment litigation in state and federal court, administrative agencies, and arbitrators. Among the types of cases he handles are statutory and common law claims of employment discrimination and wrongful discharge; litigation involving non-competition and non-solicitation agreements and trade secrets disputes; federal court enforcement actions filed by government agencies; unfair labor practice proceedings; and labor arbitrations. George also regularly counsels clients on day-to-day practices that minimize the risk of discrimination and other employment-related claims, including review of workplace policies and procedures and planning for companies undergoing reductions in force.
George also represents the firm’s health care clients in complex litigation. He regularly represents hospitals, hospital systems, and other health care providers in health care reimbursement disputes against health insurers. He also counsels the firm’s health care clients on a wide range of health care reimbursement issues including assignment of health care benefits, exhaustion of plan remedies, and best practices in health care revenue cycle management.
