Labor & Employment Law
Overview
At Plunkett Cooney, we believe that the best way to represent our clients in labor and employment matters is to advise and protect them before any charge is filed or any complaint is made. This entails providing to our clients:
- Advice regarding hiring, performance management and terminations
- Guidance in drafting policies, procedures and handbooks
- Guidance in drafting employment contracts and executive compensation plans
- Resources and professionals to provide training in legal compliance, ethics and leadership
- Trained professionals to conduct employment practices audits and internal investigations
We work with our clients to address complicated issues that arise when dealing with employees, including:
- Wage and hour issues
- Claims of discrimination, harassment or retaliation
- Leaves of absence and disability accommodation
- Whistleblowing
- Workplace privacy and data security
- Unfair competition and trade secrets
- Collective bargaining and arbitrations
In essence, the members of Plunkett Cooney’s Labor & Employment Practice Group treat employment issues like their own, responding quickly to implement solutions that mitigate liability and return employees to work in a positive and productive manner.
When litigation is unavoidable, Plunkett Cooney's attorneys are also ready to assist. The firm’s labor and employment practice includes a full range of services, including litigation and trial services, alternative dispute resolution and appeals.
Related Practices
View Team Members
- Associate, Practice Group LeaderEmail | (248) 433-7172
Experience
Team
Team
- AssociateEmail | (616) 752-4606
- PartnerEmail | (269) 226-8822
- Of CounselEmail | (248) 433-7175
- Associate, Practice Group LeaderEmail | (248) 433-7172
- PartnerEmail | (614) 629-3018
- PartnerEmail | (231) 348-6435
- Of CounselEmail | (616) 752-4627
- PartnerEmail | (312) 970-3491
- PartnerEmail | (810) 342-7014
- AssociateEmail | (248) 594-8337
- AssociateEmail | (248) 594-8689
- PartnerEmail | (248) 433-7174
- PartnerEmail | (810) 342-7005
- PartnerEmail | (248) 594-6360
- PartnerEmail | (810) 342-7010
- PartnerEmail | (810) 342-7003
Insights
News
- Law360.com, 08.29.2022
- Petoskey News-Review, 12.13.2017
- News Talk 760 WJR-AM, 12.01.2017
- 06.10.2016
- The Detroit News, 05.29.2014
- Crain's Detroit Business Capital Briefing Blog, 03.17.2013
Events
- Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, 11.05.2025
- 03.10.2025
- 08.20.2024
- GoToWebinar, 02.29.2024
- Troy Marriott - 200 W Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48084, 11.17.2023
- GoToWebinar, 09.14.2023
- Michigan State University Management Education Center, 06.14.2023
- GoToWebinar, 04.20.2023
- GoToWebinar, 09.08.2022
- GoToWebinar, 05.18.2022
- 03.16.2022
- 11.22.2021
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- Zoom, 05.20.2021
- 02.25.2021
- 08.28.2020
- 08.26.2020
- 08.20.2020
- 06.11.2020
- 05.28.2020
- 05.12.2020
- GoToWebinar, 03.17.2020
- Troy Marriott Hotel (200 W Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48084), 02.07.2020
- GoToWebinar, 01.16.2020
- GoToWebinar, 11.07.2019
- GoToWebinar, 06.04.2019
- GoToWebinar, 05.09.2019
- GoToWebinar, 01.29.2019
- GoToWebinar, 12.05.2018
- Troy Marriott Hotel, 11.09.2018
- 10.11.2018
- 06.07.2018
- 04.12.2018
- Detroit Athletic Club, 10.27.2017
- 09.21.2017
- 06.08.2017
- 03.21.2017
- 11.10.2016
- Troy Marriott Hotel, 09.16.2016
- 06.06.2016
- GoToWebinar.com, 06.01.2016
- 03.22.2016
- 11.19.2015
- 09.17.2015
- 06.18.2015
- 05.21.2015
- 03.19.2015
Publications
- 12.26.2024
- 04.24.2024
- 10.02.2023
- 08.31.2023
- 06.30.2023
- DBusiness.com, 05.08.2023
- 01.26.2023
- 01.10.2023
- 08.02.2022
- 08.02.2022
- 02.11.2022
- 01.13.2022
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- 03.13.2020
- 12.20.2019
- 01.04.2019
- 12.15.2017
- 11.23.2016
- 05.18.2016
- Rapid Report, 04.17.2015
- 08.27.2014
- 06.20.2014
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- 04.18.2014
- 02.13.2014
- 09.12.2013
- 06.27.2013
- 04.29.2013
- 02.19.2013
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- 11.13.2012
- 07.09.2012
- 02.14.2012
- Rapid Report, 11.09.2011
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- 06.23.2011
- 06.10.2011
- 03.17.2011
- 03.08.2011
- 02.22.2011
- 02.08.2011
- 01.11.2011
- 10.13.2010
- U.S. Department of Labor Provides FMLA Rights to Gay Employees Co-Parenting With Their Life Partners07.07.2010
- 06.29.2010
- 05.21.2010
- 04.07.2010
- Rapid Report, 03.31.2010
- 03.08.2010
- 01.12.2010
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- 05.27.2009
- 03.11.2009
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- 12.17.2007
- 11.05.2007
- 08.14.2007
- 07.03.2007
- 04.27.2007
- 04.12.2007
- 01.10.2007
- 09.27.2006
- 07.24.2006
- 01.12.2006
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Press Releases
- 11.17.2025
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- 08.19.2025
- 05.28.2025
- 03.31.2025
- 03.24.2025
- 01.27.2025
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- 11.06.2024
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- 11.02.2023
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- 09.17.2021
- 08.31.2021
- 06.28.2021
- 04.01.2021
- 11.10.2020
- 10.19.2020
- 10.05.2020
- 09.21.2020
- 08.27.2020
- 03.09.2020
- 01.17.2020
- 12.11.2019
- 12.02.2019
- 09.26.2019
- 08.30.2019
- 04.30.2019
- 02.22.2019
- Crain's Detroit Business, 10.29.2018
- 10.17.2018
- 09.05.2018
- 02.26.2018
- 12.18.2017
- 12.05.2017
- 11.17.2017
- 11.14.2017
- 09.19.2017
- 08.15.2017
- 02.28.2017
- 10.18.2016
- 10.11.2016
- 02.15.2016
- Michigan Lawyers Weekly, 12.08.2015
- Michigan Super Lawyers, 10.21.2015
- Best Lawyers in America®, 09.08.2015
- Michigan Super Lawyers, 10.10.2014
- Michigan Super Lawyers, 11.05.2013
- 04.01.2013
- Michigan Super Lawyers, 11.07.2012
- Michigan Lawyers Weekly, 10.26.2012
- 10.14.2011
- 11.02.2010
- 11.02.2010
- 11.02.2010
- 09.07.2010
- 04.27.2010
- 04.13.2010
- 10.15.2009
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- 03.20.2009
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- 10.06.2008
- 03.17.2008
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- 10.10.2007
Blog Posts
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 11.17.2025
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 10.16.2025
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 06.23.2025
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 06.06.2025
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 02.21.2025
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 11.25.2024
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 11.19.2024
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 09.23.2024
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 09.19.2024
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 08.21.2024
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 08.12.2024
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 08.01.2024
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 07.15.2024
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 04.24.2024
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 04.24.2024
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 02.16.2024
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 01.23.2024
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 12.01.2023
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 10.02.2023
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 08.31.2023
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 06.30.2023
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 06.30.2023
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 06.16.2023
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 06.01.2023
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 03.15.2023
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 01.26.2023
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 01.17.2023
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 01.10.2023
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 08.02.2022
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 08.01.2022
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 04.14.2022
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 02.11.2022
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 01.13.2022
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 01.04.2022
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 12.17.2021
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 12.08.2021
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 12.01.2021
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 11.17.2021
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 11.04.2021
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 09.22.2021
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 09.02.2021
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 08.19.2021
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 07.23.2021
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 06.30.2021
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 06.22.2021
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 05.11.2021
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 04.30.2021
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 04.21.2021
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 04.14.2021
- Don't Bet the Business, 03.30.2021
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 02.23.2021
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 01.14.2021
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 12.11.2020
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 11.04.2020
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 11.03.2020
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 10.28.2020
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 10.16.2020
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 10.05.2020
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 09.16.2020
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 08.21.2020
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 08.12.2020
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 07.29.2020
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 06.19.2020
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 05.22.2020
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 04.24.2020
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 04.22.2020
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 04.15.2020
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 04.03.2020
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 03.27.2020
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 03.27.2020
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 03.25.2020
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 03.23.2020
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 03.12.2020
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 03.04.2020
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 02.17.2020
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 02.10.2020
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 01.28.2020
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 01.14.2020
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 12.20.2019
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 12.17.2019
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 12.10.2019
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 12.04.2019
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 09.26.2019
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 09.20.2019
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 09.10.2019
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 08.13.2019
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 08.08.2019
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 08.01.2019
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 07.19.2019
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 07.08.2019
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 06.19.2019
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 06.05.2019
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 05.30.2019
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 05.08.2019
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 04.15.2019
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 03.08.2019
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 03.05.2019
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 02.27.2019
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 02.14.2019
- The Sophisticated Employer Blog, 02.06.2019



















