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Varnum LLP
333 Bridge St NW
Grand Rapids,
Michigan
49504
Phone: (616) 336-6000
Fax: (616) 336-7000
Practice areas: Employment/Labor
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Elizabeth W. Skaggs is a partner with the Labor and Employment Practice Team, focusing on employment issues and litigation. She has counseled business clients on a variety of matters affecting the workplace, including effective employee handbooks and policies, disciplinary and dispute resolution procedures, discrimination issues, disability accommodation, wage-hour matters, family medical leave, and harassment and litigation prevention. When litigation is unavoidable, Ms. Skaggs has significant experience representing employers under the numerous state and federal statutes that govern the employment relationship, including the Fair Labor Standards Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act. She has experience in both single-plaintiff cases and complex class and collective actions.