Employment Litigation

Foster Swift provides experienced representation in employment litigation disputes under all aspects of employment and labor laws, including the Elliott -Larsen Civil Rights Act, Title VII, the Family Medical Leave Act, 42 USC 1983, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Michigan's Persons With Disabilities Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and MIOSHA, among others. We are also well-versed in representing employers in causes of action for breach of contract (including non-compete covenants), wrongful discharge, whistleblower and retaliation. Our attorneys have represented litigants in state and federal courts, as well as in administrative proceedings before various state and federal agencies and departments, including the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Labor, the Wage and Hour Division, and the Unemployment Insurance Agency.

Representative Experience

• Successfully Defended Manufacturer against Breach of Employment and Potential Liability
• No Cause of Action Verdict Attained in Employment Discrimination Matter

Publications & Alerts

• Employer’s “Honest Belief” Defeats Military Reservists’ USERRA Claim, Foster Swift Employment, Labor & Benefits Quarterly, Fall 2010
• Transfer During Pregnancy Raises Bias Claims, Sixth Circuit Rules, Foster Swift Employment, Labor & Benefits Quarterly, Fall 2010
• Advocacy for Co-Workers as Basis for Hostile Work Environment Claim, Foster Swift Employment, Labor & Benefits Quarterly, July 2009
• U.S. Supreme Court Endorses Retaliation Claims, Foster Swift Employment, Labor & Benefits Quarterly, September 2008
• Ministerial Exception Exists in Michigan, Foster Swift Employment, Labor & Benefits Quarterly, June 2008
• Retaliation Based on "Relation" to Protected Employee, Foster Swift Employment, Labor & Benefits Quarterly, June 2008