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Attorney Bio Martin C. Brook
Martin C. Brook Shareholder [email protected] Location:
Detroit (Metro) (Office: 248-723-6128, Fax: 248-593-2603) Education: J.D., cum laude, University of Michigan, 1996 Masters of Labor and Industrial Relations, Michigan State University, 1988 B.A., Michigan State University, 1987
Practice Areas: Employment Law, Unfair Competition and Trade Secrets, Wage and Hour, Hospitality, Staffing/PEO
Martin Brook focuses his practice on representation of employers before state and federal courts and administrative agencies and advising employers on litigation avoidance and positive employee relations. Additionally, Martin’s practice regularly involves representing and advising employers regarding payroll compliance issues which include, for example, wage garnishments, voluntary wage assignments, other wage attachments as well as electronic pay and tax protestors issues. Martin has developed business-minded solutions for complex employment challenges with the aim of risk management and litigation avoidance. He developed, implemented and/or managed various labor relations programs and human resources programs. This includes voluntary and involuntary reduction-in-force programs, employment-related due diligence, contract negotiations and grievance administration, responses to multiple union organizing campaigns, internal wage and hour audits, user and provider co-employment and independent contractor issues, OFCCP compliance programs and audit responses, in-bound and out-bound restrictive covenant matters, payroll and attachment/garnishment compliance programs and employment policies and procedures and training programs.
Experience:
Martin has extensive litigation/arbitration experience defending employers in discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour and WARN Act matters. He has also successfully defended and enforced non-compete agreements. Martin has also been first and second chair in numerous labor negotiations and labor arbitrations. Martin has worked six years as Corporate Counsel to a large office furniture manufacturer and a large staffing company responsible for employment and benefits law. Law is Martin’s second career. During his first career, Martin worked as a Human Resources professional in the chemical and automotive industries at the plant level in both the United States and Canada. During this time he was responsible for union and employee relations, college recruiting programs, OFCCP compliance, and safety programs.
Admitted to Practice:
Michigan U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Michigan
Honors and Awards:
Best Lawyers in America (2012 to present)
Leading Lawyer
Top Lawyer by DBusiness magazine
Citation of Merit, American Payroll Association (2012 - 2017)
Recipient of the Meritorious Award by the American Payroll Association (2016, 2017)
American Payroll Association’s Payroll Hall of Fame (2016)
Professional Activities:
State Bar of Michigan
American Bar Association
Trustee - Alumni Board of Directors - School of Labor and Industrial Relations 2006 to 2011 - Michigan State University
Trustee - Bloomfield Hills Schools Board of Education 2005-2011 (served one term as President and two terms as Vice President of the Board)
American Payroll Association (PayTech Magazine Board of Contributing Writers and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Creditor Garnishments)
Author, O-D Comply Products
Speeches:
American Payroll Association Annual Congress - ''Voluntary Wage Assignments – Law and
Practice'' - Orlando - May 16, 2017
Ogletree Deakins Seminar - ''Garnishments and Other Wage Attachments: Answering, Administering, and Troubleshooting'' - Phoenix - April 11, 2017
Ogletree Deakins Workplace Strategies Seminar – “No Sharing Allowed! Federal Agencies Focus on Pay Data and Non-Poaching Agreements” – San Diego – May 5, 2017
Ogletree Deakins Seminar – “Garnishments and Other Wage Attachments: Answering, Administering, and Troubleshooting” – Troy – February 9, 2017
Ogletree Deakins Briefing - ''2016 Legal Update for Michigan Employers'' - Birmingham - October 27, 2016
APA Michigan Statewide Conference - ''All Things Wage Attachment'' - Battle Creek - October 20, 2016
APA Midwest Conference - ''Voluntary Wage Assignments - Law and Practice'' - Kansas City - October 07, 2016
ACC - ''Protecting Your Company's Proprietary Information'' - Birmingham - October 06, 2016
Michigan Chamber of Commerce - ''Michigan Chamber of Commerce Garnishment Symposium'' - Lansing - September 29, 2016
American Payroll Association’s Annual Congress - ''Voluntary Wage Assignments – Law & Practice'' - Nashville - May 9 - May 11, 2016
Ogletree Deakins Briefing - ''Legal Update for Michigan Employers'' - Birmingham - April 28, 2016
ICLE Webcast - ''Garnishments and Executions - February 02, 2016
American Payroll Association - ''Michigan Garnishment Reform'' - Battle Creek - October 22, 2015
Michigan Chamber of Commerce Webinar – “Wage Garnishments: New Amendments Effective September 2015” – October 7, 2015
Michigan Senate House of Representatives - "Comprehensive Wage Garnishment Reform Bills (HB 4119 and HB 4120)" - Lansing - March 4, 2015
Michigan Senate House of Representatives - "Comprehensive Wage Garnishment Reform Bills (HB 4119 and HB 4120)" - Lansing - February 3, 2015
Michigan Senate House of Representatives - "Comprehensive Wage Garnishment Reform Bills (HB 5390 and HB 5391)" - Lansing - October 22, 2014
American Payroll Conference Michigan Statewide Conference – “Garnishments. It’s an Order! Or is it?” – Bloomfield Township – October 16, 2014
Ogletree Deakins Briefing - "Electronic Payment of Wages: Collar Your Wage Payment Risks Before They Bite You" - Birmingham - October 2, 2014
Michigan State House of Representatives - "Comprehensive Wage Garnishment Reform Bills (HB 5390 and HB 5391)" - Lansing - June 4, 2014
American Payroll Association's Annual National Congress - "Voluntary Wage Assignments - Law & Practice" - Minneapolis - May 13, 2014
American Payroll Conference Michigan Statewide Conference - "Garnishment Compliance for the Multi-State Employer: From the Simple to the Sublime" - Grand Rapids - October 24, 2013
American Payroll Conference Ohio Statewide Conference - "Technology - Payroll & Law" - Columbus - October 17, 2013
American Payroll Association – “Garnishment Compliance for the Multi-State Employer” – Toledo – May 16, 2013
Ogletree Deakins Workplace Strategies Seminar – “I Want a Piece of Your Paycheck: Garnishment Compliance for the Multi-State Employer” – New Orleans – May 10, 2013
Ogletree Deakins Briefing – “Hiring Again? Watch for Risks From Restrictive Covenants” – Birmingham – April 11, 2013
Ogletree Deakins Briefing - "Pure Michigan - Exploring Our Unique Employment Law Landscape" - Birmingham - April 19, 2012
Ogletree Deakins Briefing - "Preventive Strategies to Enhance Wage and Hour Compliance" - Troy - April 7, 2011
Ogletree Deakins Briefing - "Writs for Garnishments In Michigan" - Birmingham - October 14, 2010
Media Quotes:
April 2015 – Michigan Lawyers Weekly – “New garnishment laws target employers”
Published Works:
March 20, 2017 – Ogletree Deakins Blog Post – “Illinois Garnishments News: Wage Assignments No Longer Expire in 84 Days”
March 9, 2017 – Ogletree Deakins Blog Post – “Compliance Rules for Out-of-State Garnishments”
January 18, 2017 – Ogletree Deakins Blog Post – “WHD Provides Long-Awaited Garnishment Guidance on the Meaning of “Earnings” Under the CCPA”
January 2017 – PAYTECH – “Antitrust Laws Apply to Marketplace for Employees”
October 27, 2016 – Ogletree Deakins Blog Post – “The New Antitrust Guidance: DOJ and FTC Offers Direction to HR Professionals”
August 23, 2016 – Ogletree Deakins Blog Post – “Restrictive Covenants in Michigan: A Cent, a Peppercorn, or Continued At-Will Employment”
July 14, 2016 – Ogletree Deakins Blog Post – “Uniform Wage Garnishment Act Approved by Commission”
June 21, 2016 – Ogletree Deakins Blog Post – “What Employers Need to Know About the New State Garnishment Laws, Part II: Tennessee, California, South Dakota, and West Virginia”
June 16, 2016 – Ogletree Deakins Blog Post – “What Employers Need to Know About the New State Garnishment Laws, Part I: Michigan and Georgia”
April 14, 2015 – Ogletree Deakins Blog Post – “Employers Obtain Relief From Oppressive and Risky Michigan Wage Garnishments”
March 4, 2015 – Michigan Chamber of Commerce – “Mishandling Wage Garnishments is Risky and Costly”
September 15, 2014 – Ogletree Deakins Blog Post – “Wage Garnishments—A Big Problem with
Solutions on the Horizon”
March 4, 2014 - Ogletree Deakins Blog Post - "Michigan Employers May Soon Obtain Relief From Oppressive And Risky Wage Garnishments"
February 13, 2014 - Ogletree Deakins Blog Post - "Tips for Garnishee Employers, Part Two: A Light at the End of the Tunnel? Relief From Your Woes May Be in Sight"
February 2014 - PAYTECH - The Official Publication of the American Payroll Association - "'Order for Voluntary Wage Assignment' What an Oxymoron"
January 16, 2014 - SHRM.org - "The Perils of Ignoring Wage Garnishment Orders"
January 10, 2014 - Ogletree Deakins Blog Post - "Tips for Garnishee Employers, Part One: The Perils of Ignoring Garnishment Orders"
November 4, 2013 - Ogletree Deakins Blog Post - "Know Wage Garnishment Law or Else!"
July 2013 – PAYTECH – The Official Publication of the American Payroll Association – “Enhance Your Company’s FLSA Compliance”
April 2013 - PAYTECH - The Official Publication of the American Payroll Association - "Garnishments: Know Your Risks as an Employer"
March 2013 - PAYTECH - The Official Publication of the American Payroll Association - "E-Verify Reach, Regulations Continue to Expand"
April 2012 - PAYTECH - The Official Publication of the American Payroll Association - "Corporate Garnishees And The Unauthorized Practice Of Law"
February 2012 - PAYTECH - The Official Publication of the American Payroll Association - "USERRA's Uniqueness - Provides Extra Protection for Uniformed Service Members"
October 13, 2011 - Ogletree Deakins Publication - "Fifteen Minutes of Fame For the Wage Garnishment"
July 2011 - Michigan Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) - "Assist An Employer With Administering A Garnishment"
Summer 2011 - The Michigan Business Law Journal - "Garnishments: The Growing Menace For Michigan Employers"
January 12, 2011 - Ogletree Deakins Publication - "Michigan Electronic Pay Amendment Takes Effect"
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