Employers face new challenges every day. Part of our commitment to you is making ourselves readily available when you need us on the broad range of issues that may call for prompt action. Foster Swift employment attorneys work to protect owners and their businesses using preventive action and early identification of workplace problems. By developing practical and creative solutions, we are able to help save clients' money and prevent liability.
Foster Swift employment law attorneys assist public and private organizations of all sizes with:
- Employment policies
- Interpreting state and federal laws that regulate employer-employee relationships
- Representing employers in discrimination, wrongful discharge and other employment disputes before state and federal courts, administrative agencies, in arbitrations, mediation and alternative dispute resolution processes
- Recruitment and hiring
- Grievance administration and arbitration
- Discipline and discharge
- Individual employment contracts
- Leaves of absence
- Unemployment compensation
- Workplace safety and health
- Trade secret and non-compete contracts
Recent Blog Posts
- Time to Revisit Your “Standard” Employment and Separation Agreements
- Employer Q & A About New Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- NLRB Puts Employment Handbooks Under More Scrutiny
- Benefits and Legal Risks of Using Generative AI in Hiring Offers
- USDOT Approves Oral Fluid Drug Testing
- An Employer’s Introduction to the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Michigan Senate Passes Significant Amendments to Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act
- How Employers Handle a Remote Workforce
- Corporate Transparency Act: What You Need to Know Before 2024
- Federal Trade Commission Issues Sweeping Proposed Rule to Prohibit Noncompete Agreements
Publications & Alerts
- Whitmer Proposes Universal FMLA: Legislature Likely to Decide by Year-End, Foster Swift Labor & Employment Law News E-blast, September 7, 2023
- New NLRB Rule Speeds Up Union Election Process, Foster Swift Labor & Employment Law News, August 25, 2023
- U.S. Supreme Court Sides with USPS Worker on Religious Accommodation, Foster Swift Labor & Employment Law News E-blast, July 6, 2023
- Compliance and Regulation Issues of the Family Medical Leave Act: A 2023 Update, Foster Swift Labor & Employment Law News, February 16, 2023
- Court of Appeals Ruling Halts Pending Minimum Wage Increase and New Earned Sick Time Act – For Now, Labor & Employment Law News E-blast, January 27, 2023
- Using Low-Cost DIY Legal Services: Risks Far Outweigh Benefits, Foster Swift Business & Tax Law News, January 24, 2023
Events
- Fall 2023 Labor & Employment Law Update, Foster Swift Going Forward Webinars, October 12, 2023
- Should Employers Use Generative AI for the Hiring Process?, Foster Swift Second Wednesday Lunch Break, June 14, 2023
- How the New Wage and Hour Laws Impact Your Township, Michigan Townships Association Annual Conference 2023, April 19, 2023
- Learn Recent Changes in Employment Law, Foster Swift Second Wednesday Lunch Break, February 8, 2023
- Changes to Michigan Minimum Wage and Paid Leave with Mike Blum, Library of Michigan, February 3, 2023
- Why You Should be Worried About the NLRB as a Nonunion Employer, ASE, November 10, 2022
- What Employers Need to Prepare for in 2023, Foster Swift Going Forward Webinars, October 12, 2022
News
- Municipal Attorney Courtney Gabbara Agrusa Joins Foster Swift, Detroit Legal News, August 21, 2023
- Foster Swift Attorneys Named 2024 Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America, August 17, 2023
- 17 Attorneys Selected to 2023 Michigan Super Lawyers and “Rising Stars”, Michigan Super Lawyers, August 11, 2023
- Returning in 2023: Legal Strategies for Women Business Leaders, EIN Newswire, March 28, 2023
- Foster Swift Elects Officers for 2023, Ingham County Legal News, February 15, 2023
- Dalimonte Discusses Proposed FTC Changes to Noncompete Agreements, Michigan Business Network, January 16, 2023
- Foster Swift Listed in "Best Law Firms" 2023, Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms", November 3, 2022
Media
Employer Services
At Will Employment: What You Need to Know About Hiring and Firing
Fair Labor Standards Act Compliance Issues
Employee Classification
Employee vs Independent Contractor
Second Wednesday Lunch Break
Should Employers Use Generative AI in the Hiring Process?
Learn Recent Changes in Employment Law