Timothy F. Murphy

Specialization

• Employment counseling, policies, and practices
• Employment litigation before administrative agencies and in state and federal court
• Union avoidance and campaigns
• Negotiating collective bargaining agreements
• Arbitration

About Tim's Practice

Timothy F. Murphy is a partner with Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C., and practices in the firm’s Springfield, Massachusetts, office. He joined the firm in 2001 and became a member in 2007. Prior to joining the firm, he served as General Counsel to an area labor union, worked as an Assistant District Attorney for the Hampden County District Attorney’s Office, and was a litigator for a large defense firm in Springfield. A Springfield native, he is a magna cum laude graduate of American International College in Springfield, and received his Juris Doctor degree from Western New England Law School in 1990. His experience as a union attorney gives him unique insight into complex labor relations matters. He also is an experienced litigator, representing management in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies on matters involving employment discrimination and alleged violations of the myriad of labor and employment laws that affect the employer-employee relationship. In addition to providing employment-related advice to employers, he assists clients in remaining union-free and has extensive experience negotiating collective bargaining agreements.

Tim is a member of the Labor Lawyers Advisory Committee of CUE . He is a regular contributor to business publications and to the Massachusetts Employment Law Letter.

Tim is a former adjunct professor at Western New England College, teaching employment law courses, and he regularly makes presentations before management groups on labor and employment law topics.

Education

• Western New England College School of Law, J.D., 1990
• American International College, B.A., magna cum laude, 1986

Major Publications & Speaking Engagements

• Contributing Author, Massachusetts Employment Law Letter
• Contributing Editor, New England Employment Law Letter
• Author, "How unions fared in 2020," Massachusetts Employment Law Letter, September 2011, and HR Daily Advisor, September 14, 2021
• Quoted, "Vote Count Nears in Closely Watched Amazon Union Campaign," HR Daily Advisor, March 19, 2021
• Quoted, "Employers Can Expect Pro-Worker Agenda Under New DOL Chief," HR Daily Advisor, January 8, 2021
• Quoted, "NLRB Reverts to Old Standard on Employee Use of Employer E-Mail Systems," HR Daily Advisor, December 18, 2019
• Quoted, "NLRB Seeks Opinions on How Far Protection for Foul Language at Work Should Go," HR Daily Advisor, September 10, 2019
• Co-Author, "Don't ask about prescription meds without reasonable belief, objective evidence," Massachusetts Employment Law Letter, August 2018, and Diversity Insight, August 15, 2018
• Author, "Massachusetts court green-lights nurses' defamation claims," Massachusetts Employment Law Letter, February 2018, and HR Daily Advisor, March 19, 2018
• Author, "An ounce of ESTL prevention is apparently not worth a pound of cure," Massachusetts Employment Law Letter, April 2017, and HR Daily Advisor, May 22, 2017
• Author, "Unionized Massachusetts firefighters extinguish town's insurance changes," Massachusetts Employment Law Letter, January 2015, and HR.BLR.com, February 9, 2015
• Frequent speaker on employment-related legal topics for a wide variety of associations and organizations

Professional Recognition

• Massachusetts Super Lawyer - Rising Star (2005)

Admitted to Practice

Connecticut; Massachusetts; U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit