Ryan J. Cassidy
Member
Chair, Labor & Employment
Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Overview
Ryan Cassidy serves as the Firm-wide Chair of the Labor and Employment Group at Eckert Seamans. He practices exclusively management-side labor and employment law across both the public and private sectors. Ryan has represented numerous private companies and more than one hundred government and government-related entities in labor negotiations, labor arbitration, employment litigation, and day-to-day employment counseling.
In addition to his legal practice, Ryan holds several senior leadership roles within the firm. He is a member of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors, and serves as Chair of both the Compensation Committee and the Labor and Employment Practice Group.
Recently, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania appointed Ryan to a six-year term on the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. This exclusive body of 12 members, operating under the authority of the Court, is responsible for adjudicating matters related to the discipline and reinstatement of attorneys licensed to practice in the Commonwealth. The Board’s mission is to protect the public, uphold the highest standards of integrity in the legal profession, and safeguard the reputation of Pennsylvania’s Unified Judicial System.
Ryan has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America for Labor & Employment Litigation for the past seven years. Earlier in his career, he served as a judicial law clerk to the late Honorable Joseph T. Doyle of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.
Representative Matters
- Represents clients in the context of grievance and interest arbitration issues, labor injunctions, and collective bargaining.
- Represents clients on state and federal administrative agency charges.
- Represents clients in employment-related litigation and local agency hearings.
Professional Affiliations
- Appointed to a six-year term on the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Awards and Recognition:
- Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America – Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Selected for inclusion in the Legal Intelligencer and Pennsylvania Law Weekly as one of the “Top 50 Lawyers Under 40” in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
News and Insights
Publications
- “DOL’s 2024 Final Rule on Overtime – A Feeling of Déjà vu,” Eckert Seamans’ Labor & Employment Alert, April 2024.
- “The Coronavirus and the Pennsylvania Public Employer – What Do We Do?” Eckert Seamans’ Labor and Employment Alert, March 12, 2020.
- “All Pennsylvania Borough Police Have Civil Service Rights,” Eckert Seamans’ Labor & Employment Update July 2019.
- Frequent author on a variety of labor and employment law topics including: the National Labor Relations Act; the Policemen and Firemen Collective Bargaining Act (Act 111); the Police Pension Fund Act (Act 600); the Public Employee Relations Act (Act 195); the Police Tenure Act; Civil Service under the Borough Code and First Class Township Code; and the Local Agency Law.
- The Developing Labor Law, Chapter editor to this national treatise on federal labor law.
- “The Model Hiring Manual” for Pennsylvania Municipalities, co-author, Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, Governor’s Center for Local Government Service, 2003.
Media Coverage
- “Pennridge teachers ratify 4-year contract,” The Intelligencer, September 23, 2015.
- “Fireman Pension Forces City to Lose Its Water Money: Muni Credit,” Bloomberg News, December 20, 2012.
News Releases
- “Eckert Seamans Labor & Employment Chair Ryan J. Cassidy Appointed to Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania,” February 2025.
- “Eckert Seamans Announces New Chief Executive Officer and Executive Committee Transitions,” April 2023.
- “Eckert Seamans Forms Inclusion Council to Advance Diversity, Equity, and Belonging,” March 2023.
Speaking Engagements
- “ADA Accommodations and COVID-19 Vaccines: What Employers Need to Know”, moderator, Eckert Seamans Zoom Webinar, January 21, 2021.
- “WARN Act: Class Action Lawsuits Loom as Furloughs Approach Six Month Mark,” webinar moderator, September 2020.
- “Interplay between Workers’ Compensation and Heart & Lung Claims,” Bucks County Bar Association’s December Marathon Day, December 20, 2017.
- Panelist, “Interest arbitration can be interesting: A comparative analysis – Canada and the U.S.” National Academy of Arbitrators, New Orleans, October 2016.
- “What Every Municipal Solicitor Should Know About Labor and Employment Law,” course planner and presenter, Pennsylvania Bar Institute CLE, March 2014.
- “Handling a Discipline Case,” co-presenter , Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors Human Resources and Labor Management Institute, December 2013.
- “The Year in Review in Labor and Employment Law,” “Top Ten List of Classic Employment Problems,” and “Getting Ready to Negotiate,” co-presenter, Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors Human Resources and Labor Management Institute, December 2013.
- “Non-uniform Bargaining Issues” and “Act 111 Arbitration Panel,” panelist, Public Sector Labor Law & Benefit Forum, September 2013.
- “The National Labor Relations Board: The Saga Continues and What Employers Need to Know,” Eckert Seamans Human Resources Forum, April 2013.
- “Employee Drug Testing,” 2012 Annual PA Municipal Legal Update, sponsored by the Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs, August 2012.
- “NLRB Update: How the NLRB is Remaking Labor Relations in America,” co-presenter, Eckert Seamans Human Resources Forum, May 2012.
- “What Every Municipal Solicitor Should Know About Labor & Employment Law,” course planner and co-author, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, March 2012 (November 2010, October 2010, May 2004).
- “Collective Bargaining & Interest Arbitration in a Down Economy,” Montgomery County Association of Township Officials’ Fall Convention, September 30, 2011.
- “Public Employee Speech Issues: The More Things Change The More They Stay the Same,” 2011 Municipal Law Colloquium, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, June 2011.
- “Pros & Cons of Severance Agreements, Cutting Labor Costs & Outsourcing,” Montgomery County Consortium of Communities, June 17, 2011.
- “Contract Negotiations in 2011: What to Expect (and How to Achieve Results),” Bucks County Consortium of Communities, June 2, 2011.
- “County Bargaining” & “Relevant Act 47 Provisions,” Pennsylvania Bar Institute Labor Law Symposium, November 2008.