Matthew E. Ritzman

Matthew Ritzman is an experienced labor and employment attorney. He focuses his practice on a broad range of employment and labor issues including wage and hour compliance, administrative investigations and litigation, collective bargaining as well as compliance with the vast array of federal, state, and local employment laws.

Matthew brings a wealth of experience handling administrative investigations and employment litigation matters. Prior to joining Honigman, Matthew was an attorney representing the National Labor Relations Board. In that role he led hundreds of unfair labor practice charge investigations and served as lead counsel in numerous successful representations before administrative law judges. Matthew is also skilled in resolving disputes having negotiated a multitude of pre-litigation settlement agreements.

Matthew has extensive experience as an educator and trainer which allows him to serve as a resource for human resource and labor relations representatives on a wide range of labor and employment law matters. Apart from his legal practice, Matthew serves as an adjunct professor teaching business law courses. He has spoken at various trainings, seminars and national conferences.

Prior to his legal career, Matthew earned a Ph.D. while holding a non-attorney role with the United States Department of Justice.

Practice Areas

Prior Experience

• National Labor Relations Board, United States Government, Attorney
• Adjunct Faculty at Oakland University, Youngstown State University, and Terra State College
• United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Drug Treatment Specialist

Education

Admissions

Court Admissions

Awards

The Younger Federal Lawyer Award-Federal Bar Association (FBA)

Alerts

Publications

State of Confusion: How the FLSA is Failing ... and How to Address It, 50 U. Tol. L. Rev. 163 (2019)