Overview

Clifford Hammond is a member of Foster Swift's Employers Services practice group in the Southfield and Lansing offices where he focuses his practice on employment and labor law counsel and litigation. He has extensive experience with the National Labor Relations Act, Michigan Employment Relations Commission, Federal and State Courts, State and Federal administrative agency proceedings, collective bargaining, arbitration, mediation, union avoidance, employment litigation, and dispute resolution.

He is well versed in employment and labor law and regularly conducts seminars to groups, including: The American Hospital Association, American Society of Employers, Michigan Health and Hospital Association, Airport Minority Advisory Council, Michigan Public Employer Labor Relations Association, Lansing Chamber of Commerce, Michigan Chamber of Commerce, and the Southern Wayne County Regional Chamber. Clifford has also written publications on unionization trends, the National Labor Relations Board, developments in employment law, The Affordable Care Act; employee classification determinations, developments in wage and hour law, and handling employee discipline and counseling.

He is also co-chair of the Labor & Employment Committee for the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel, as well as a member of the Defense Research Institute, and Michigan Council of the Society for Human Resource Management.

Honors & Recognitions

Affiliations

Memberships & Affiliations

Legal Affiliations:

• State Bar of Michigan, Member
• Michigan Defense Trial Counsel, Labor & Employment Committee, Co-chair
• Defense Research Institute, Member
• Michigan Council of the Society for Human Resource Management, Member
• Oakland County Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section
• Oakland County Bar Foundation, Fellow
• Michigan State Bar Foundation, Fellow

Community Involvement:

• Michigan Masons, Member
• Parent Teacher Association Member- Livonia, Michigan
• Oakland County Prosecutor's Foundation for Kids, Board Member

Communications

Publications

• MIOSHA COVID-19 Emergency Rules for Employers Extended for Six Months, Foster Swift Labor & Employment Law News E-blast, April 14, 2021
• Governor Whitmer Signs Extension of Unemployment Benefits into Law and Other COVID-19-Related Legislation, Foster Swift Labor & Employment Law News E-blast, October 23, 2020
• How Do Recent Michigan Supreme Court and MDHHS Orders Regarding COVID-19 Impact Employers?, Foster Swift Legal Update E-blast, October 6, 2020
• New DOL Guidance Excludes Workers from Federal Emergency Paid Sick Leave, Foster Swift Legal Update E-blast, March 29, 2020
• Update to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Foster Swift Legal Update E-blast, March 20, 2020
• Michigan Employers-FAQs on Coronavirus and Your Employees, Foster Swift Labor & Employment Law News E-blast, March 16, 2020

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News & Events

Speaking Engagements

• Unpacking MIOSHA Guidelines, MICPA, March 25, 2021
• Hot Employment Law Topics for HR Teams in 2021, Foster Swift, February 25, 2021
• What Happens If MIOSHA Shows Up?, Foster Swift, January 13, 2021
• The Current Status of COVID Orders in Michigan, Foster Swift, November 11, 2020
• Employer Guidance for a Lawful and Safe Re-Opening, Foster Swift, May 27, 2020
• Coronavirus and Your Business: Employee Matters, Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce, March 30, 2020

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News

• Hammond Weighs in on Minimum Wage Hike, Grand Rapids Business Journal, January 8, 2021
• What COVID Protections are Available in the Workplace for Employees and Employers, WLNS-6, November 11, 2020
• When Employees Need to Home School, Material Handling & Logistics (MH&L), September 10, 2020
• Hammond Speaks at NLRB Labor Law Symposium, October 1, 2019
• Hammond to Deliver Webinars on Important Employment Issues, Ingham County Legal News, January 22, 2019
• Foster Swift Elects New Shareholders, Lansing Regional Chamber, January 21, 2019
• Cliff Hammond named PFFK Board of Directors, April 10, 2017