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

• Beware: New MOU Between Four U.S. Agencies Impacts M&A Activities, Foster Swift Business & Tax Law News, October 2, 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
• Michigan Employers Alert: Major Changes to Sick Leave & Minimum Wage Effective Feb 2025!, Labor & Employment Law News E-blast, July 31, 2024
• Supreme Court Overturns 40 Year Precedent: New Legal Challenges to Agency Regulations Likely, Foster Swift Labor & Employment Law News E-blast, July 2, 2024
• 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

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News & Events

Speaking Engagements

• 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
• An Overview Guide to Michigan's Gun Laws, Second Wednesday Sessions, September 11, 2024
• Classification: Employees vs. Independent Contractors in a New Era, Second Wednesday Sessions, April 10, 2024
• Michigan Business Beat - Cliff Hammond New Independent Contractor Rules, Michigan Business Beat, February 16, 2024
• Preparing for New Independent Contractor Rules, Michigan Business Network, February 16, 2024

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News

• Foster Swift Addresses Changes Coming for Employers in 2022, February 16, 2022
• 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

Media

2024 Labor & Employment Law Update

How Should Employers Approach Employee Accommodations?

What Employers Need to Know About Public and Private Sectors of Labor Law

An Update on Michigan's Sick Leave and Minimum Wage

Concerns Surrounding Employee Drug and Alcohol Testing Policies

Best Practices for Recordkeeping to Avoid Legal Violations

Status of Noncompete Agreements Following Block of FTC Final Rule Ban

2024 Labor and Employment Law Update (Full Video)

2nd Wednesday Lunch Break

Classification: Employees vs. Independent Contractors in a New Era

How Recent Ruling Will Impact Your DEI Business Initiatives

An Overview of Michigan's Recent Firearm Laws

2023 Labor & Employment Law Update

Workplace Monitoring: What Has Changed for Employers?