Overview (Program Summary)
A program hosted by:
ACC Michigan
Join ACC Michigan and Littler Mendelson at the upcoming webinar: "Preparing the Workplace and Workforce for the Return to Work" on March 24 from 1:00 - 2:00 PM.
Nearly two years into this global pandemic and many Michigan employers still have a largely remote workforce. But things are changing. During this webinar, we will provide practical guidance for Michigan employers as they move from a remote to in person workforce and everything in between. We will discuss the latest on vaccine guidance, employee health and safety, accommodation issues, and many other potential legal risks that employers may confront in this new environment.
Speakers
Presenter: Jaclyn Giffen
Jaclyn R. Giffen represents employers with respect to high profile or high-risk matters spanning all aspects of employment and labor law including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, whistleblowing, and wrongful termination claims. Jaclyn successfully minimizes risk for her clients and resolves matters through both pre-litigation strategy and litigation. Jaclyn represents a variety of clients in a range of industries, including healthcare, manufacturing, and telecommunications, and has extensive knowledge of federal, state, and local discrimination laws.
Jaclyn also speaks regularly before client and other audiences regarding a myriad of employment issues from FMLA and ADA concerns, to retaliation issues, to recently enacted, and frequently evolving, COVID-19 state and county requirements. Jaclyn supports her clients by creating partnerships and providing excellent, innovative, and timely service.
Presenter: Gary Ankers
Gary C. Ankers boasts a depth of experience counseling and representing employers in a wide range of labor and employment matters with a practice highly-focused on:
- Employment litigation defense
- Policy drafting and review
- Corporate governance
- Litigation avoidance
Appearing in various courts and administrative agencies throughout the United States, including before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, and the National Labor Relations Board, Gary has handled employment discrimination lawsuits, wrongful discharge matters, and labor-management relations under the National Labor Relations Act and other claims arising under:
- Title VII
- The Family and Medical Leave Act
- The Americans with Disabilities Act
- The Age Discrimination in Employment Act
- The Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act
- The Michigan Whistleblowers' Protection Act
Gary also conducts employment law training and seminars and provides advice and counsel on traditional labor law issues, including union avoidance, organizing and collective bargaining. He is a frequent speaker and lecturer on:
- The Fair Labor Standards Act
- The Family and Medical Leave Act
- Hiring and discipline
- Union avoidance and organizing
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