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
- Fiduciary Rule: More Changes Being Considered
- Employers Should Audit and Update Employment-Related Policies and Agreements in Light of New “Defend Trade Secrets Act”
- Unpaid Internships Give Rise to Government Enforcement and Class Actions Against Employers
- Uber Pays $100 Million to Settle “Employee or Independent Contractor?” Class Action Case
- Employee or Independent Contractor? Uber Wages Battles to Answer Critical Question for On-Demand Economy Companies and Their Workers
- Remedying Past Employee/Independent Contract Misclassification Through IRS’s Voluntary Settlement Program
- BYOD: Balancing Data Security with Employee Privacy
- The Return of the Unpaid Internship
- Fashion Designer Khanh Nguyen Shares Her Passion and Wisdom with Michigan Fashion Startups
- U.S. Department of Labor Issues New Rules Concerning Association Health Plans
Publications & Alerts
- Best Practices to Follow When Creating or Revising an Employee Handbook, October 2018 Employment Labor & Benefits News, October 2, 2018
- The Difficult Intersection of Workers’ Compensation, FMLA and ADA when an Employee gets Sick or Injured, October 2018 Employment Labor & Benefits News, October 1, 2018
- Employee or Independent Contractor?, July 2018 Agricultural Law News, July 10, 2018
- Michigan Legislature Repeals Prevailing Wage Law, June 2018 Employment Labor & Benefits Law News E-Blast, June 8, 2018
- Intentional Tort Exception to Michigan Workers' Compensation Act – Court of Appeals Reaffirms High Standard, May 2018 Employment Labor & Benefits Law News, May 31, 2018
- As Public Pension Plan Funding Continues to Decline, Employers Explore Other Options, May 2018 Employment Labor & Benefits News E-blast, May 30, 2018
News
- Three Foster Swift Attorneys Named to dbusiness 2019 Top Lawyers, November 14, 2018
- Foster Swift Rated Tier 1 in 27 Practice Areas in Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms", November 1, 2018
- Foster Swift Welcomes Krueger to the Firm, October 2, 2018
- Mamat Named to ACG Detroit Board of Directors, September 24, 2018
- 31 Foster Swift Attorneys Selected to 2018 Michigan Super Lawyers and “Rising Stars” Lists, September 10, 2018
- Mark Koerner Joins Foster Swift, August 1, 2018
- Michigan Court of Appeals Reiterates That Worker’s Compensation Claims Are the Exclusive Remedy for Injured Employees, Detroit Legal News, May 1, 2018
Events
- "A Swinging Pendulum or Course Corrections: Recent Cases and Upcoming Changes", 26th Annual Bernard Gottfried Memorial Labor Law Symposium, October 11, 2018
- Why Worry About Unions Under the Trump Administration?, American Society of Employers (ASE), August 9, 2018
- Hiring, Investigating and Discipline/Discharge in the Law, Foster Swift: Developing Labor Law Update, May 9, 2018
- Employment and labor laws that can affect the dairy industry, Great Lakes Regional Dairy Conference (GLRDC), February 8, 2018
- Hiring, Investigating and Discipline/Discharge in the Law, Foster Swift: Developing Labor Law Update, February 7, 2018
- My Employee Did What in Off Hours, American Society of Employers, August 17, 2017
- Social Networking and Human Resources Hot Topics, Michigan Municipal Treasurers Association, April 27, 2017
Attorneys
Employee vs Independent Contractor
Employee Classification
Service Agreements: Promote Smooth Working Relationships
At Will Employment: What You Need to Know About Hiring and Firing