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David M. Foy

Detroit Office

Tel: (313) 496-1200

Fax: (313) 496-1300

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Practice Areas

Labor and Employment Law

Municipal Law and Business Litigation

Education

B.A., Kalamazoo College, 1985

J.D., cum laude, Detroit College of Law, 1989
Member, Detroit College of Law Review

Admitted

State of Michigan Bar, 1989

United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan

Biography

Mr. Foy acts as counsel to both public and private corporations on a variety of employment and labor matters. He has appeared before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan, the Michigan Court of Appeals, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan and circuit and district courts throughout Michigan.

Significant experience includes:

  • Negotiating and drafting labor contracts and municipal contracts, and drafting zoning and municipal ordinances.
  • Representing municipal clients in building, zoning and code enforcement matters and providing municipal clients with numerous legal opinions on a variety of topics.
  • Advising clients on labor matters such as the coordination of the Family and Medical Leave Act, Americans with Disabilities Act and Michigan Workers' Compensation Act.
  • Representing clients in suits under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, National Labor Relations Act, and Michigan Public Employment Relations Act.
  • Representing clients before the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, Michigan Employment Security Agency and Michigan Employment Relations Commission.

Mr. Foy is a member of the Labor and Employment Law section of the State Bar of Michigan. Mr. Foy is proficient in German and studied in Munster, Germany.

Reported and Notable Decisions:

Guerrero v. Brickman Group, LLC,
2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 60605 (W.D. Mich. 2007)

First American Title Ins. Co. v. Sabaugh,
1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9281 (E.D. Mich. 1998)

E.E.O.C. v. Allendale Nursing Centre,
996 F.Supp. 712 (W.D. Mich. 1998)

Musselman v. Governor,
450 Mich. 574, 545 N.W.2d 346 (Mich. 1996)

Tuscola County Abstract Co., Inc. v. Tuscola County Register of Deeds,
206 Mich. App. 508; 522 N.W.2d 686 (Mich. App. 1994)

Publications

Proposed Changes Affecting H-2B Nonimmigrant Workers and Employers (October, 2008)

Michigan Minimum Wage Set To Increase July 1st, 2008 (June, 2008)

Military/USERRA Leave (September, 2003)

Costly Conversations -- Does Your Company Have a Cell Phone Policy? (June, 2000)

Is Your Holiday Party A Liability Cocktail? (June, 1999)