Shelagh Michaud

Practice Areas

Labor, Employment & Benefits

Labor & Employment Litigation

Occupational Safety & Health (OSHA)

Complex Disputes

Litigation

Transactional Employment Due Diligence

Workplace Policies, Procedures & Training

Workplace Violence Prevention & Response

Labor Relations

Career

Shelagh advises and counsels employers of all sizes on employment matters and workplace safety (OSHA) issues and represents employers in employment and workplace safety investigations and litigation.

/My focus

Employment Counseling

In my practice, I counsel and advise employers on day-to-day and long-term employment law matters, such as employee management, termination and performance counseling, reductions in force, severance and employment separation negotiations, wage and hour, employee classification, and employment policies and best practices. I also work with employers to implement workplace safety initiatives and policies, including those to address workplace violence issues. I work actively with clients to respond to business and financial concerns and workplace safety issues, to keep abreast of changing guidance, regulations, and laws impacting employers and to implement new employment policies and practices to assist businesses as they grow and transition during these changing times.

I also provide counsel on employment law issues in connection with corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions and sales of companies.

Employment Litigation

I assist clients in conducting investigations and implementing strategies to prevent litigation and work with clients to develop and implement effective and manageable employment policies and practices to respond to changing business needs. I also represent employers in all stages of discrimination and employment matters pending before state and federal agencies and in state and federal courts.

/Looking ahead

As we see more cooperation between federal and state agencies on issues impacting workers’ rights, we can help employers be more mindful and aware of how these changing laws and regulations will impact employment policies and how to continue to protect their interests and promote employee welfare in this changing environment.

Professional Memberships

North Kingstown High School Booster Club Board, Vice President, Board of Directors

Massachusetts Bar Association

New Hampshire Bar Association

Rhode Island Bar Association

Education