Maureen represents clients in all areas of labor and employment. She advises clients on labor management relations including union election proceedings, collective bargaining and contract enforcement in arbitration and before the National Labor Relations Board. Maureen defends employment-related claims including discrimination, sexual harassment, wrongful discharge, Whistleblowers' and Fair Labor Standards Act violations in federal and state courts, administrative proceedings and arbitration hearings. She counsels clients on drafting, implementation and enforcement of workplace policies. She has significant experience working with companies in a variety of industries including manufacturing, automotive, logistics and health care.
Maureen regularly writes and speaks on a variety of labor and employment matters. She is a frequent presenter for Michigan Chamber of Commerce programs.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Maureen Rouse-Ayoub
- Michigan House Moves Quickly to Repeal Michigan Right to Work Act - (Posted On Thursday, March 09, 2023)
- The NLRB Changes the Rules on Severance Agreements Again: What Employers Need to Know - (Posted On Friday, February 24, 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)
- CDC Shortens Recommended COVID-19 Quarantine and Isolation Periods - (Posted On Wednesday, December 29, 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.