Michael Westcott dedicates his employment law practice to representing public and private sector employers. Westcott is a senior partner at Axley, practicing from the firm’s Madison office where he is a member of the Labor & Employment Practice Group.
He focuses a hefty portion of his counsel toward employment discrimination litigation, while regularly navigating workers’ and unemployment compensation matters, employee handbook and policy reviews, labor negotiations and unfair practice hearings.
Westcott has represented his clients before state agencies like the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission and the Wage and Hour Division of State of Wisconsin Equal Rights Division, and before federal agencies like the National Labor Relations Board, the Occupational Safety and Health Commission and the Wage and Hour Division of the United States Department of Labor.
His employment law practice takes an internal firm focus as well with Westcott frequently conducting seminars and trainings on sexual harassment, maintaining a non-union environment, avoiding fair employment claims and interviewing techniques.
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