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
- 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
- What Employers Need to Know About DOL Employee Classification Rules
- 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
Publications & Alerts
- Federal Trade Commission Prohibits Noncompete Agreements for Almost All U.S. Workers, Legal Challenges Expected, Foster Swift Labor & Employment Law News E-blast, April 24, 2024
- Independent Contractor Final Rule Could Have Major Impact on Select Industries, Labor & Employment Law News E-blast, January 30, 2024
- As Attacks on DEI Programs Continue, Employers Should Review and Revise Diversity Initiatives, Foster Swift Labor & Employment Law News E-blast, December 20, 2023
- Legal Review of Corporate DEI Critical as Activists Quickly Pursue Litigation, Foster Swift Labor & Employment Law News E-blast, October 16, 2023
- 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
Events
- Substance Use Policies and Your Township, Michigan Township Association (MTA) Conference 2024, April 23, 2024
- Classification: Employees vs. Independent Contractors in a New Era, Second Wednesday Sessions, April 10, 2024
- The Commissioner’s Role in Union Negotiations, County Road Association of Michigan: 2024 Highway Conference & Road Show, March 20, 2024
- How Recent Ruling Will Impact Your Business Initiatives, Second Wednesday Sessions, November 8, 2023
- 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
News
- 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
- Foster Swift Elects Three Shareholders for 2024, Ingham County Legal News, January 15, 2024
- Foster Swift Listed in "Best Law Firms" 2024, Best Lawyers in America, November 2, 2023
- 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
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