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Bruce M. Ludwig
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Bruce M. Ludwig

Partner

bludwig@wwdlaw.com
215.656.3644

Philadelphia

1845 Walnut Street, 24th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103

  • 15 Willig, Williams & Davidson Attorneys Named Among 2021 ‘Best Lawyers in America,’ Nancy B.G. Lassen Named ‘Lawyer of the Year’ in Philadelphia Labor Law
  • 16 Willig, Williams & Davidson Attorneys Named 2020 PA Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
  • Willig, Williams & Davidson Lawyers Named Among 2020 ‘Best Lawyers in America’
  • 14 Willig, Williams & Davidson Attorneys Named 2019 PA Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
  • 15 Willig, Williams & Davidson Attorneys Named Among 2019 ‘Best Lawyers in America’
  • 14 Willig, Williams & Davidson Attorneys Named 2018 PA Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
  • 13 Willig, Williams & Davidson Attorneys Named 2017 PA Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
  • 12 Willig, Williams & Davidson Attorneys Named 2016 PA Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
  • 11 Willig, Williams & Davidson Attorneys Named 2015 PA Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
  • Supreme Court Victory for PA Healthcare Workers and the Public
  • “Growing the Union at Penn State University: Issues in Organizing a Residual Unit in the Public Sector”
  • Employers May Be Using Electronic Surveillance to Monitor Employees
  • Pennsylvania Unemployment Insurance for Employees Working Short-Time
  • Pennsylvania Supreme Court Decision Supports Governor Wolf’s Executive Order on Home Care
  • Conservative NLRB Rushing to Roll Back Worker’s Rights

Bruce M. Ludwig is a skilled litigator and strategist who has served as counsel and chief negotiator for a diverse array of labor organizations and their members, representing private and public-sector unions and working individuals for more than 40 years. He counsels and represents clients on numerous state and federal legal issues ranging from discrimination, civil rights, labor law, collective bargaining, internal union affairs, unemployment compensation, and wage and hour issues. He frequently collaborates with union leadership on strategic legal and non-legal planning and on vitally important organizing campaigns.

Bruce represents clients at all levels of litigation and advocates on their behalf in state and federal courts, and before various administrative bodies, boards and commissions, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board (PLRB), labor arbitrators, and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PaHRC), among others. Bruce takes pride in protecting the rights of hard-working individuals and the unions that represent them.

WHAT INSPIRES ME ABOUT MY WORK

 

"I am inspired by the working men and women who seek to better themselves, their families and their communities, particularly those who see the wisdom of doing so by taking collective action through their union.”

AWAY FROM WORK

“I enjoy being in nature and taking local hikes with groups like the Sierra Club. I recently enrolled in a Master Naturalist program in order to be come  a trained volunteer and advocate for environmental issues."

  • Protected the legal rights of employees to protest working conditions before the NLRB
  • Secured the pension rights of state employees before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, in a case involving the state system of higher education.
  • Served as counsel in a wage and hour matter that resolved with a $2.2 million settlement for homecare workers.
  • Representing a union with regard to organizing home care workers.
  • Performed pro bono legal work during the 2000 presidential electoral fight that took place in Florida, in recognition of the interplay of government and workers’ rights.
  • 16 Willig, Williams & Davidson Attorneys Named 2020 PA Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
  • Pennsylvania Unemployment Insurance for Employees Working Short-Time
  • 15 Willig, Williams & Davidson Attorneys Named Among 2021 ‘Best Lawyers in America,’ Nancy B.G. Lassen Named ‘Lawyer of the Year’ in Philadelphia Labor Law
  • “Growing the Union at Penn State University: Issues in Organizing a Residual Unit in the Public Sector”
  • Employers May Be Using Electronic Surveillance to Monitor Employees
  • 15 Willig, Williams & Davidson Attorneys Named Among 2019 ‘Best Lawyers in America’
  • 14 Willig, Williams & Davidson Attorneys Named 2019 PA Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
  • 14 Willig, Williams & Davidson Attorneys Named 2018 PA Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
  • 13 Willig, Williams & Davidson Attorneys Named 2017 PA Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
  • 12 Willig, Williams & Davidson Attorneys Named 2016 PA Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
  • 11 Willig, Williams & Davidson Attorneys Named 2015 PA Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
  • Supreme Court Victory for PA Healthcare Workers and the Public
  • Willig, Williams & Davidson Lawyers Named Among 2020 ‘Best Lawyers in America’
  • Conservative NLRB Rushing to Roll Back Worker’s Rights
  • Pennsylvania Supreme Court Decision Supports Governor Wolf’s Executive Order on Home Care
  • Articles + News Coverage

Practice Areas

  • Collective Bargaining and Negotiations
  • Department of Labor Investigations and Compliance
  • Discrimination
  • Employment Law
  • Grievance and Interest Arbitration
  • Labor Law – Unions
  • Overtime and Unpaid Wages
  • Political and Legislative Action
  • Retaliation / Free Speech / Whistle Blowing / Wrongful Termination
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Union Elections
  • Union Officer Training and Education
  • Union Rights – NLRB and PLRB Proceedings
  • Union Trusteeships

Education

  • University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 1976)
  • Yale University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1973)

Honors and Awards

  • Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America©, 2019 to Present
  • Martindale-Hubbell® A-V rated
  • Selected to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list, Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), 2005 to Present

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1977
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1977
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1986

Bar Admissions

  • Pennsylvania, 1976

Associations

Professional

  • Pennsylvania Bar Association, 1977 to Present
  • AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee, 1984 to Present

Community

  • Sierra Club, 1979 to Present

Languages

  • Minimal Spanish

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