Labor and Employment Law
We mean BUSINESS
ADA, FMLA, NLRA, OSHA, MIOSHA, COBRA, EPLI, ERISA—as an employer, your best intentions to protect your employees and your business can be haunted by a seemingly endless array of laws and regulations. Our labor and employment law attorneys are committed to helping employers and human resource professionals make sense of the issues that are most important to their business.
When facing the threat of unionization, negotiating a collective bargaining agreement, contemplating hiring or firing an employee, investigating allegations of harassment, or evaluating your employee handbook, our aim is to partner with you to make good business decisions. As experienced employment law counselors, we can quickly assess the dynamics of each client’s business and create tailored employment practices that focus first on prevention and problem solving.
Our attorneys have represented large and small, private and public, for profit and not-for-profit organizations in all types of employment matters. We have extensive experience in a broad array of industries, including health care, manufacturing, government, construction, and small business sectors (just to name a few).
It’s been the experience of our labor and employment attorneys that with even the best planning, employment-related claims can arise. When they do, we work with employers and human resource professionals to develop the most advantageous response.
| Name | Title | Office | Phone | VCard | |
| Janis L. Adams | Attorney | Traverse City | 231.486.4539 | ||
| Karl W. Butterer, Jr. | Attorney | Grand Rapids | 616.458.9294 | ||
| Karen S. Hockstad | Attorney | Ann Arbor | 734.913.6907 | ||
| Gregory R. Kish | Attorney | Traverse City | 231.486.4557 | ||
| Véronique Liem, MBA | Attorney | Ann Arbor | 734.913.5517 | ||
| Robert C. Stone | Attorney | Grand Rapids | 616.458.3622 | ||
| Robert M. Suarez | Attorney | Grand Rapids | 616.458.3620 |
News
12/16/2011
Smith Haughey Lawyers Names “Super Lawyers”
11/21/2011
Former City Attorney, Karrie Zeits, Joins Smith Haughey's Traverse City Office
3/15/2011
Labor and Employment Law Attorney Joins Smith Haughey
9/28/2011
Seminar #2 - Making the Grade: Basic Legal Know-how for Business Owners - Traverse City
9/13/2011
Employment Law (Seminar Series: Making the Grade -- Basic Legal Know-how for Business Owners)
9/22/2010
Practical Strategies for Managing the Interplay of ADA, FMLA, and Workers' Compensation
4/20/2010
Practical Strategies for Managing the Interplay of ADA, FMLA, and Workers’ Compensation
3/26/2009
"The Interplay Between Workers' Compensation, ADA and FMLA"
3/12/2009
Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. - Western Michigan Chapter
3/10/2009
Michigan Credit Union League
Smith Haughey Publications for Labor and Employment Law
| Type | Date | Title |
| Legal Alert | 1/5/2012 | The Technology Issue: Governmental Liability in the High Tech Environment |
| Newsletter | 11/16/2011 | Legal Ease Fall 2011 |
| Legal Alert | 6/14/2010 | Business Law Update (June 2010) |
| Newsletter | 5/14/2010 | Legal Ease Spring 2010 |
| Legal Alert | 2/8/2010 | Employment Law Legal Alert (February 2010) |
| Legal Alert | 8/3/2009 | Business/Employment Law Legal Alert (Aug. 09) |
| Legal Alert | 11/10/2008 | Proposal 1: What Employers Need to Know |
| Legal Alert | 8/1/2005 | Employment Law Legal Alert |
| Legal Alert | 8/1/2005 | Time is Running Out to Amend Cafeteria Plans |
| Legal Alert | 5/1/2001 | Arbitrate Your Employment Disputes: The U.S. Supreme Court Gives Broad Approval to Arbitration Agreements |


