Stephanie advises employers on a wide variety of labor and employment matters, with an emphasis on employment litigation defense, and the identification and development of best practices in the area of human resources. She has worked extensively as labor and employment counsel for publicly-traded and privately-held companies that vary from single-site businesses to multi-state or global entities. She works with each client to ensure compliance with labor and employment-related legal requirements, develop effective human resource operations, and achieve the successful resolution of employment-related disputes.
Stephanie defends employers in state and federal courts, and before state and administrative agencies. She also assists unionized employers with contract and grievance administration issues. Her experience includes defending clients in grievance arbitrations, as well as in National Labor Relations Board proceedings at the trial and appellate levels.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Stephanie R. Setterington
- Effective July 1, DOL Increases the Salary Threshold Required for Most White-Collar Exemptions - (Posted On Wednesday, April 24, 2024)
- Strikes, Layoffs, and Furloughs – Important Considerations for Employers Navigating the UAW’s Labor Dispute with Automotive OEMs - (Posted On Friday, September 15, 2023)
- DOL Proposes to Increase Salary Threshold Required for Most White-Collar Exemptions - (Posted On Wednesday, August 30, 2023)
- UPDATE: Michigan’s Paid Medical Leave and Minimum Wage Laws Remain Unchanged for Now - (Posted On Friday, January 27, 2023)
- Michigan Court of Appeals Hears Argument on the Adopt and Amend Strategy that Impacts Minimum Wage and Paid Medical Leave in Michigan - (Posted On Wednesday, December 14, 2022)
- OSHA’s Next Steps with the Vaccine or Test Rule - (Posted On Thursday, January 27, 2022)
- US Supreme Court Halts Federal Vaccination Mandate for Employers, but Permits CMS Rule to Take Effect - (Posted On Thursday, January 13, 2022)
- Federal Vaccine/Testing Mandates Take Effect While Supreme Court Stays Silent - (Posted On Monday, January 10, 2022)
- Michigan Announces Intent to Align With New CDC Quarantine and Isolation Guidelines - (Posted On Monday, January 03, 2022)
- Michigan Retains Current Quarantine and Isolation Guidelines Despite CDC’s Shortened Guidelines - (Posted On Friday, December 31, 2021)
The National Law Review has awarded Varnum LLP with the Article of the Year Thought Leadership Award for their coverage of the US Supreme Court’s failure to rule on the legality of Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID-19. The ETS covered all employers with more than 100 employees, and provided requirements for time off for vaccination, masking mandates, weekly testing, and much more. “Federal Vaccine/Testing Mandates Take Effect While Supreme Court Stays Silent,” authored by Varnum’s Luis E. Avila, Maureen Rouse-Ayoub, Stephanie R. Setterington, Elizabeth Wells Skaggs, Ashleigh E. Draft, and Justin M. Wolber detailed how these requirements were left untouched by SCOTUS in January of 2022, causing cascading effects in Michigan and beyond, as well as for CMS’ vaccination rule and for the extensive federal litigation surrounding the contentious coronavirus mandates. The article reached an audience of over 265,000 readers over the course of the year, speaking to the ongoing importance and timeliness of COVID-19 news coverage, and cementing it as the National Law Review’s Article of the Year.