Michael Miller

Practice Areas

Employment Law

Wage and Hour Law

FMLA, Attendance and Leaves of Absence

Non-Competition Agreements

Experience

Michael focuses his practice on employment law matters principally in the areas of employment law compliance, employment law counseling, and employment litigation. His practice includes application of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA). Michael counsels employers to prevent unwanted litigation and advises companies of ongoing changes in federal, state, and local employment law, providing essential services for the firm's corporate clients. He advises employers in several areas, including discipline and discharge leaves of absence, wage and hour compliance, non-compete and confidentiality agreements, affirmative action plans, background checking, and drug and alcohol testing.

Michael provides employment law support in a variety of transactional settings, including the performance of employment-related due diligence. He also counsels companies regarding reorganizations and reductions-in-force, including applications of federal and state WARN Acts, and drafts separation and release agreements.

Michael has extensive national experience responding to discrimination charges filed against employers before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Minnesota Human Rights Department, and state and local fair employment agencies throughout the country. He also assists employers before the Minnesota unemployment compensation agency, the Minnesota Department of Labor, and state and federal affirmative action agencies, including the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP).

Education