Mary L. Tabin

Employment & Labor Law
Litigation
Health Care Industry

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Mary collaborates with her employer clients to manage employee relationships positively and productively. She is the Chair of the Labor and Employment Practice Group and her practice combines both counseling and complex litigation.

In addition to her legal experience, Mary brings to client counseling a deep personal understanding of the challenges of successfully growing a business in West Michigan. As a shareholder and the Chairperson for Zeeland Lumber Company – a fourth-generation family-owned business started by her great-grandfather – she uniquely understands the challenges, opportunities and complexities facing West Michigan employers.

Mary works with businesses as their outside HR resource, freeing up executives to concentrate on their business objectives with the assurance that their employee matters are handled appropriately. Mary also frequently works side-by-side with her client’s HR professionals to equip them to handle employee matters independently and with confidence, and to provide additional guidance through challenging employee issues.

Here are some of the common Employee issues that Mary regularly helps clients with:

ADA Accommodations
Affirmative Action Plans
Arbitration
Civil Rights
COBRA Compliance
Collective Bargaining
Commission Disputes
Disability Issues
Discrimination Issues
DOT Regulations
Employee Benefits
Employee Contracts
Employment Applications
Employment Health Care
Executive Compensation

FLSA
FMLA
Handbooks
Harassment Issues
HR Training
Independent Contractor
Injunctive Relief
Litigation
MDCR & EEO Charges
MIOSHA / OSHA
NLRB Matters
Non-Compete Agreements

OFCCP
Personnel Policies
Reduction in Force
Retaliation Issues
Risk Management
Trade Secret Protection
Unemployment Benefits
Wage and Hour Laws
Whistleblower Claims
Workers’ Compensation
Wrongful Discharge Claims

As a member of the Health Care practice group, she also has special expertise in human resource management within the health care field. Mary is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in the state of Michigan, as well as in the Sixth Circuit of United States Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.