Labor and Employment


Your business depends on attracting and retaining the best talent available. From offering competitive employee benefits and negotiating with unions to resolving immigration and litigation issues, you need legal counsel who understands what the right outcome can mean for your business. With experience across a host of employment issues, Dykema helps our clients navigate the law and ensure that their greatest strength—talent—is secure.

Nationally ranked for labor and employment law

We are a leading labor and employment firm with "a very solid and capable team comprised of many subject matter experts." Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business


Building an efficient and effective business requires the development of your workforce through employment policies, job descriptions, employee training, employee evaluation systems, disciplinary and termination procedures, and compensation systems, among others.

We offer innovative tools such as diversity and inclusion training, workforce restructuring advisement, and compliance counseling, designed to guide organizations through complex day to day issues.

Our services, within the context of attorney-client privilege, are designed to give employers cost efficiency and budgetary certainty to manage ever-changing legal and regulatory requirements.

Latest News and Insights

Speaking Engagements7.1.25

Overtime Compliance 2025: The Latest Expectations from Capitol Hill and the DOL and How to Avoid Common Compliance Pitfalls

Rob Boonin will serve as a featured presenter at the Society for Human Resource Management’s 25th…

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Blog Posts5.13.25

Texas May Soon Reshape Non-Competes for Healthcare Workers: What Employers Need to Know

Takeaways A significant proposal has been introduced in the Texas Legislature that would limit non…

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Press Releases5.5.25

Dykema Crosses Borders and Practices to Secure $30M+ Acquisition for Managed Network Systems, Inc.

Dykema proudly congratulates Zhone Technologies, Inc., on its successful acquisition of key assets…

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