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
- As Deadline Looms, Whitmer Proposes Delay of Minimum Wage and Paid Leave Laws
- Holiday Talks: Essential Estate Planning and Tech Safety for Aging Family Members
- Concerns for Employers Surrounding Employee Drug and Alcohol Testing Policies
- Michigan Sick Leave & Minimum Wage Updates
- Recommendations for DEI Programs in the Wake of Recent Federal Court Decision Findings on Diversity Initiatives
- DOT Issues Final Rule: Revised Procedures for Workplace Oral Drug Testing
- 40 Year Precedent is Overturned: Brace for Likely Challenges to Agency Regulations
- Dalimonte Discusses Implications of FTC's Noncompete Ban
- Preparing Employers: New Regulations for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- FTC Prohibits Most Noncompete Agreements Between Employers and Workers
Publications & Alerts
- What Employers Need to Know About Michigan's Amended Earned Sick Time Act, Foster Swift Labor & Employment Law E-blast, February 21, 2025
- Governor Whitmer Proposes Delay of Wage and Paid Leave Laws to Push for a Deal, Foster Swift Labor & Employment Law News E-blast, February 13, 2025
- Michigan Employment Law Changes Effective in 2025, Foster Swift Labor & Employment Law News E-blast, January 13, 2025
- How Michigan’s Earned Sick Time Act Will Impact the Agriculture Industry, Farm Progress: Michigan Farmer, November 21, 2024
- FTC's Proposed Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Blocked by Federal Judge - For Now, Foster Swift Labor & Employment Law News E-blast, August 23, 2024
- DEI Program Recommendations in Wake of Court Decision, Labor & Employment Law News, August 1, 2024
Events
- Nip It in the Bud: The Importance of Strong Policies and Handbooks, Michigan Township Association (MTA) Conference 2025, April 2, 2025
- What Employers Need to Know About Michigan's Amended Earned Sick Time Act, Foster Swift Labor & Employment Law Practice Team, February 25, 2025
- How Should Employers Prepare for Upcoming Changes?, Second Wednesday Sessions, February 12, 2025
- Writing Policy — Liability Considerations, County Road Association of Michigan (CRA): 2024 Policy Workshop, October 30, 2024
- Michigan’s Changes to Paid Sick Leave, Michigan Business Network, October 22, 2024
- Labor & Employment Law Update - Paid Sick Leave & Minimum Wage, Policy and Regulatory Business Education Series - Lansing Regional Chamber, October 9, 2024, October 22, 2024, November 13, 2024
- 2024 Virtual Labor & Employment Law Update, Foster Swift Webinars, September 18, 2024
News
- Four Newly Sworn-In Associates Join Foster Swift, Legal News, November 27, 2024
- Foster Swift Attorneys Named 2025 Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America, August 15, 2024
- Koerner Named to Best Lawyers in America 2025, Best Lawyers in America, August 15, 2024
- 17 Attorneys Selected to 2024 Michigan Super Lawyers and “Rising Stars”, Michigan Super Lawyers, August 12, 2024
- Prepare Your College Student for a Smooth School Year Free of Legal Challenges, Meltwater Global Newswire, July 22, 2024
- Small Business Month: Foster Swift Highlights Importance of Planning with Legal Resource Advisors, Globe Newswire, May 9, 2024
- Foster Swift Elects EC Officers for 2024, Ingham County Legal News, February 21, 2024
Media
2024 Labor & Employment Law Update
Implementing DEI into an Employer's Use of AI to Avoid Unintentional Discrimination
Best Practices for Recordkeeping to Avoid Legal Violations
How Should Employers Approach Employee Accommodations?
Concerns Surrounding Employee Drug and Alcohol Testing Policies
Status of Noncompete Agreements Following Block of FTC Final Rule Ban
2024 Labor and Employment Law Update (Full Video)
Use of Video and Audio Recordings in the Workplace
An Update on Michigan's Sick Leave and Minimum Wage
What Employers Need to Know About Public and Private Sectors of Labor Law
2nd Wednesday Lunch Break
An Overview of Michigan's Recent Firearm Laws
Implications of FTC's Noncompete Ban for Employers
Classification: Employees vs. Independent Contractors in a New Era
How Recent Ruling Will Impact Your DEI Business Initiatives
Should Employers Use Generative AI in the Hiring Process?
Learn Recent Changes in Employment Law
How Should Employers Prepare for Michigan's Earned Sick Time Act?
Employer Services
Employee vs Independent Contractor
At Will Employment: What You Need to Know About Hiring and Firing
Employee Classification
Fair Labor Standards Act Compliance Issues
2023 Labor & Employment Law Update
NLRB Update Contract Clauses
Workplace Policies: Employee Drug Testing
Legal Dilemmas of Employee Misclassification
Unemployment Insurance Matters
Workplace Monitoring: What Has Changed for Employers?
Unintentional Discrimination: Employers' Use of AI
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- Cybersecurity Hotline
- Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)
2024 Labor & Employment Law Update (9/18/24)
- 2024 Labor and Employment Law Update: Recent Developments that Employers Need to Know (Full Video)
- An Update on Michigan's Sick Leave and Minimum Wage
- Concerns Surrounding Employee Drug and Alcohol Testing Policies
- How Should Employers Approach Employee Accommodations?
- Best Practices for Recordkeeping to Avoid Legal Violations
- Implementing DEI into an Employer's Use of AI to Avoid Unintentional Discrimination
- What Employers Need to Know About Public and Private Sectors of Labor Law
- Use of Video and Audio Recordings in the Workplace
- Status of Noncompete Agreements Following Block of FTC Final Rule Ban
2023 Labor & Employment Law Update (10/12/23):
- Unemployment Insurance Matters
- Legal Dilemmas of Employee Misclassification
- Workplace Policies: Employee Drug Testing
- NLRB Update Contract Clauses
- Unintentional Discrimination: Employers' Use of AI
- Workplace Monitoring: What Has Changed for Employers?