HR Guide to Employment Law: Prepared by attorneys with extensive experience counseling employers and HR management
Michael E. Barnsback is a partner in the law firm of DiMuroGinsberg where he represents employers in all aspects of federal and state employment litigation from administrative hearings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and local human rights commissions to formal trials in federal court.
Audra K. Hamilton represents employers in all stages of litigation and administrative matters, as well as providing practical advice for real-world problems. She frequently advises employers on various practical solutions for employment issues, including the drafting of policies and handbooks, review of agreements, and the handling of employee performance issues.
Andrew Moriarty is a partner in the Labor & Employment practice at Perkins Coie LLP. Mr. Moriarty litigates discrimination, wage-hour, and other labor and employment claims. He also provides advice and counseling regarding employment contracts, personnel policies and employee handbooks, discipline and discharge, statutory and regulatory compliance, and union avoidance.
Jonathan Trafimow is a partner at Moritt Hock Hamroff & Horowitz LLP where he represents employers in areas of workplace discrimination, retaliation, harassment and civil rights claims, class actions, wage and hour matters, handbooks, severance packages, employment agreements, and other employment-related documents.
Stacie L. Caraway is Of Counsel at the law firm Miller & Martin, where she concentrates her practice in the areas of labor and employment. Ms. Caraway is currently part of a regional civil litigation team, which advises national franchises and other companies concerning general employment and labor law issues and develops, reviews, and updates human resources policies, supporting contracts, and materials.
Kathleen Carlson’s background in law, business, and journalism enables her to dig into law- and business-related topics and boil them down for managers. As an attorney, she focused on employment law, and as a reporter, she covered workplace issues and the business of law, among other topics.
Susan Fahey Desmond is a shareholder with Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis, P.A., and has represented management in all areas of labor and employment law. She conducts training for companies throughout the country both through web-based Internet sessions and on-site.
Jesse Goldstein with Vercruysse Murray & Calzone, P.C. practices in the areas of immigration and litigation. He writes and edits a monthly column, The Immigration Corner, for the Michigan Employment Law Letter.
Debra Auerbach Clephane has extensive experience handling immigration matters and defending employers in I-9 compliance actions and advising employers who seek to employ foreign nationals in the United States, as well as experience facilitating the employment of U.S. workers abroad.
Albert L. Vreeland is a founding member and Managing Shareholder of Lehr Middlebrooks & Vreeland, P.C. Mr. Vreeland has represented employers in the entire range of employment litigation from Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FMLA, OSHA, and ERISA to claims under the First Amendment, Fourth Amendment, and the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses.
Kevin C. McCormick, chair of the Labor and Employment Section with the law firm of Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, provides advice and counsel to public and private employers on all phases of the employment relationship to ensure compliance with applicable laws, avoid costly litigation, and, when necessary, successfully defend against individual and governmental challenges to policies and procedures.
Kara E. Shea with the law firm of Miller & Martin provides practical advice on employment issues and compliance to national, regional, and local employers of all sizes, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses, in a variety of industries. She also represents employers before administrative agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and in litigation.
Margaret (Molly) M. DiBianca represents employers in employment rights claims, discrimination matters, and equal employment disputes at the state and federal court level. She defends employers against claims brought by former and current employees and assists employers to enforce restrictive covenants. She assists clients with internal investigations, wage-and-hour reviews, and employment practices audits.
Steven L. Brenneman is a partner with Ford & Harrison LLP. He has litigated employment and labor law disputes involving allegations of age, race, national origin, disability, and sex discrimination, sexual and racial harassment, retaliatory discharge, fraud, defamation, breach of contract, FLSA, Equal Pay Act, FMLA, ERISA, the WARN Act, employee handbooks, and noncompetition agreements.
Becky L. Kalas represents employers in matters involving allegations of sexual harassment, disability discrimination, FMLA violations, race and national origin discrimination, and wrongful discharge. She also counsels employers regarding handbook and policy development, I-9 employment eligibility verification, and employment agreements and pay plans.
Jane Wipf Pfeifle concentrates her practice in all areas of employer-employee relations law, especially employment discrimination and wrongful termination. Additionally, Ms. Pfeifle counsels her clients regarding compliance with the latest state and federal employment laws and regulations.
Michael T. Gebhart’s practice with the firm Peel Brimley LLP concentrates in labor and employment, construction, and complex commercial litigation. Mr. Gebhart has successfully defended employers in federal and state employment and labor actions, as well as in arbitrations, mediations, and other alternative dispute forums.
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