Brian Schwartz

Practice Areas

Employment and Labor; Employee Benefits and ERISA; Employment Litigation; Human Resources Counseling and Training; Litigation and Dispute Resolution; Insurance Litigation; Appeals; Class and Collective Actions

Career

Brian Schwartz represents management in various aspects of labor and employment counseling and litigation.

His practice focuses on defending single-plaintiff and class-action lawsuits involving retiree health benefit disputes, employment discrimination (race, gender, and disability discrimination), harassment, and retaliation claims, as well as wage and hour claims, FMLA claims, ERISA disputes, Title IX claims, Freedom of Information Act and due process lawsuits. He also counsels employers on drafting enforceable non-competition, non-solicitation and confidentiality agreements and litigating related claims.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association, Employee Benefits Committee; Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Collective Bargaining and Employee Benefits

State Bar of Michigan

Oakland County Bar Association

B'nai Brith Barristers

Publications

"Colleges cut sports to save money amid the pandemic. Then came the Title IX lawsuits." (Quoted), The Washington Post, March 26, 2021

"Michigan Courtroom Evidence Annotated," Fifth Edition, Co-Author, 2019

"Employment at Will: A State-by-State Survey," (Chapter Author), American Bar Association, Section of Labor and Employment Law, 2011, 2014 and 2018 Supplement

"Employee Benefits Law," Contributing Author, Fourth Edition; and Chapter Editor, 2018 Cumulative Supplement, Bloomberg BNA

"The Family Medical and Leave Act," (Contributing Author), 2013 Cumulative Supplement, Bloomberg BNA

"Collectively Bargained Retiree Health and the Demise of Yard-Man – Employer Perspectives," ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law Employee Benefits Committee Newsletter, Spring 2015

"NLRB Rulings Clarify Supervisory Exemptions," Labor and Employment Lawnotes (Winter 2007)

"WTO and GMOs: Analyzing the European Community's Recent Regulations Covering the Labeling of Genetically Modified Organisms," 25 Mich. J. Int'l L. 771 (2004)

Personal

Yeshivat Akiva (Southfield, Mich.), Board of Directors

Orchard Lake United Hockey Association, Board of Directors & Coach

Education