About

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Strong employer-employee relations are essential to the success of any business. Michael Best’s Labor & Employment team is committed to assisting clients across the country make informed employment decisions and prepare for the future.

 

We take pride in understanding an organization’s unique needs—whether it is publicly held or nonprofit, private or public sector, a large or small workforce, white-collar or blue-collar, unionized or union-free.

 

We counsel clients from the earliest stages of employment-related decision-making, helping them develop and maintain workable employment policies, practices, and procedures that comply with evolving legal requirements. Our Wisconsin team’s deep knowledge of state-specific laws and regulations ensures clients receive the most relevant and effective advice tailored to their needs. 

 

Clients turn to Michael Best for timely solutions, proactive advice, and advocacy, whether in the courtroom, during strategic planning, or at the bargaining table. We’re dedicated to helping employers anticipate and plan for change, manage risk, resolve conflict, and protect their interests.

 

Service Areas

·        Affirmative Action Compliance

·        Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

·        Employment Litigation

·        Employment Policies, Practices, & Audits

·        Immigration

·        Labor-Management Relations

·        Unfair Competition & Trade Secrets

·        Wage and Hour Compliance & Defense

Workplace Safety & Health

Chambers Review

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Labor & Employment - Wisconsin

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What the Team is Known For

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP has a market-leading department with a deep bench of experienced practitioners who are skilled in a broad array of labor and employment matters, including employment disputes, employee benefits and immigration issues. The team is also regularly sought after for its counsel on labor-management relations and for its advice on unfair competition and trade secrets matters. The attorneys regularly advise clients on OSHA-related concerns too.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Scott C Beightol
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Scott C Beightol
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Scott Beightol is widely regarded as one of the region's top labor and employment law experts, with an array of employers calling upon his abilities in both contentious and noncontentious matters.

Scott provides valuable insights and leadership through complex legal problems.

Eric Rumbaugh
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Eric Rumbaugh
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Eric Rumbaugh is held in particularly high esteem for his abilities in trade secrets and unfair competition issues. He offers solid strengths in litigation work and dispute prevention.

Eric is terrific. He has exceptional knowledge and industry experience.

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Amy Bruchs
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Amy Bruchs is recognized for her broad expertise in litigation and non-litigation-related labor matters. Bruchs is particularly adept at contentious workers' compensation and wage and hour cases.

Amy is the model of an outside lawyer collaborating with in-house counsel.

Amy is amazing and I value her expertise, guidance and representation.

Farrah N.W. Rifelj
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Farrah N.W. Rifelj
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Farrah Rifelj is regularly engaged as outside employment counsel to Wisconsin-based companies, who call upon her expertise in a range of compliance and training issues as well as contentious employment matters.

Farrah is always available and very responsive to requests for support, even on short notice.

Kevin Terry
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Kevin Terry
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Kevin Terry is noted for his handling of collective bargaining agreements. Terry is praised by clients for his strength in trade union negotiations and unfair labor practice matters brought by or against organizations.

Kevin is fantastic. Our entire management team values his expertise, guidance and representation.

Kevin's greatest strength is his vast knowledge and ability to translate complex terms into simple language for us to understand.

Ranked Lawyers at
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

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Labor & Employment

Scott C Beightol
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Scott C Beightol
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Eric Rumbaugh
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Eric Rumbaugh
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Amy Bruchs
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Band 3
Farrah N.W. Rifelj
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Farrah N.W. Rifelj
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Kevin Terry
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Kevin Terry
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Up and Coming

Members

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Amy O. Bruchs

Audrey Luzader

Bethany C McCurdy

Charles B Palmer

Corissa Pennow

David Croysdale

Denise Greathouse

Devin Hayes

Elizabeth Odian

Emi Passini

Holly Courtney

Jose Olivieri

Julia F. Mader

Kayla McCann

Kevin J.T. Terry

Kirk A Pelikan

Kurt Ellison

Leah Toro

Luis A Arroyo

Mark A Lotito

Martin P Tierney

Mitchell W Quick

Robert W Mulcahy

Thomas E Obenberger

Thomas Scrivner

Industries

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Agribusiness

Commercial & Professional Services

Consumer Product Manufacturing

Food & Beverage

Government

Health Care

Higher Education

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