Robert P. Brooks

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Firm: Adler Pollock & Sheehan, P.C.
One Citizens Plaza
8th Floor
Providence RI 02903
United States

Bob Brooks is the firm's managing partner as well as a member of the firm's Labor & Employment Group. He represents management in all facets of labor relations and employment law in the public and private sectors. Bob's years of experience benefit the employers he represents. Bob routinely handles complex labor matters, including successfully representing employers in collective bargaining negotiations across a wide range of industries. Bob is also experienced in representing employers in complex administrative law issues, including wage and hour matters under the Fair Labor Standards Act and OSHA compliance. Bob also routinely and successfully represents employers in employment discrimination matters and counsels employers on day-to-day personnel administration. He also frequently lectures to groups and private companies on the many issues facing employers and human resource professionals on a daily basis. Bob is immediate past president of the Board of Governors of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Providence, and he is the recipient of the Rhode Island Bar Association's Dorothy Lohmann Community Service Award, given in recognition for his work with the Boys and Girls Clubs. Bob is also on the Board of Directors of the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council and on the Executive Board of the East Greenwich Little League. He serves on the AP&S Executive Committee and is a member of its Diversity Committee.

USLAW Practice Group Affiliations

  • Labor and Employment: Primary
  • Labor and Employment: Educational Coordinator
  • Retail and Hospitality Law: Alternate 1

Resources & Articles

USLAW Remote: Labor and Employment Landscape Changes

USLAW Remote: Labor and Employment Landscape Changes

Posted May 20, 2025

Tune in to this program devoted to the ever-changing labor and employment laws and how they affect day-to-day business operations and employee relations. Topics include: how to balance between federal changes and state-specific labor laws during a time of shifting policy and related agency compliance. Facilitators Kathryn T. Alsobrook, Dysart… Continue Reading

Leadership Update: Labor and Employment Practice Group

Leadership Update: Labor and Employment Practice Group

Posted December 6, 2024

We are pleased to announce that Julie Z. Devine of Lashly & Baer, P.C. in St. Louis, Missouri, has been named chair of the USLAW NETWORK Labor and Employment Practice Group. She succeeded Sandra L. Rappaport of Hanson Bridget LLP in San Francisco. Devine is joined by Vice Chair Lisa A.… Continue Reading

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