Robert E. Bettac

Robert (“Bob”) Bettac represents management in labor and employment-related disputes and litigation before state and federal courts and administrative agencies.  He has considerable experience in the trial of a wide array of employment-related claims, including employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, wage and hour, and employment contract disputes.  Bob regularly represents employers before the National Labor Relations Board and assists and advises them with respect to union organizing campaigns, collective bargaining, grievance arbitration, and unfair labor practice charges. 

Bob has practiced labor and employment law in San Antonio since 1979, representing both private and governmental employers.  He has considerable experience on the practical side of employee relations, having held management positions in personnel and labor relations for five years before becoming an attorney.  His firsthand experience in the workplace, coupled with his knowledge of how employers’ actions are perceived in court, render him specially qualified to advise and assist management with creative solutions to employment disputes.

Bob also regularly advises government contractors on the prevailing wage and fringe benefit requirements applicable to construction (Davis-Bacon Act) and service (Service Contract Act) work for the federal government.  Additionally, he represents clients in cases before the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.