Josh Bernstein

Josh Bernstein, Labor & Employment Practice Group Attorney at Greenberg Traurig

Josh Bernstein is a trial lawyer who focuses on labor and employment law, including OSHA safety and health regulatory compliance.1 He is board certified in personal injury trial law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.1

Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, Josh served as a senior trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Labor for over 15 years.12 In this role, he acted as a first chair attorney representing the DOL in enforcing Federal employment laws, including OSHA, MSHA, FLSA, whistleblower, and EEO matters in Federal and Administrative courts in Texas and neighboring states.1

Josh has wide-ranging experience providing counsel and pre-litigation advice regarding government investigations and enforcing regulatory compliance in critical employer/employee areas, such as safety & health, wage & hour, retaliation, wrongful termination, discrimination, classification as employees/independent contractors, work performance issues, and accommodations.1

He has tried numerous cases involving OSHA violations, such as failure to provide fall protection, trench cave-in protection, machine guarding, and respiratory protection.1 Josh has also settled cases involving failure to pay overtime wages, minimum wage, and child labor violations under the FLSA.1

With nearly 30 years as a trial attorney in both the public and private sector, Josh has a proven ability to successfully manage litigation with minimal direction.2