Sean Crotty
Honigman

Sean Crotty is a business-minded employment law counselor, helping clients address situations in a practical way to avoid liability under the myriad of federal, state, and local employment and labor laws. He also serves as lead counsel in lawsuits involving employment, wage-and-hour, non-compete, and trade secret claims.

• Provides preventative, forward-thinking counseling and policies to help employers avoid liability for discrimination, harassment, and retaliation
• Serves as primary labor and employment counsel on multimillion-dollar corporate mergers and acquisitions
• Helps private and publicly-traded clients navigate high-level executive separations
• Negotiates executive employment and severance agreements
• Defends employers in discrimination and other lawsuits brought under federal and state law, including the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Persons with Disabilities Civil Rights Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the Whistleblowers Protection Act, the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, Title VII, and the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act
• Counsels national and international companies on how to establish employee operations in Michigan
• Guides clients in structuring both large- and small-scale workforce reductions

Emory Moore Jr.
Honigman

Emory Moore is a labor and employment attorney. Emory represents employers in complex labor and employment litigation, including restrictive covenant, trade secret, wage and hour, and executive compensation matters. He also advises employers in transactional matters, including mergers & acquisitions, reductions in force, and executive employment agreement negotiations.

Emory has extensive experience serving as strategic outside counsel for large and mid-sized employers, whether involving day-to-day employment law issues, critical internal investigations, or key transactions.

Jenn Muse
Honigman

Jenn Muse is an employment law attorney who provides proactive counsel to businesses on practical strategies, steps, and policies to address human resources and relations concerns. She focuses her practice on employment counseling and strategic acquisitions. She also serves as counsel for businesses on employment litigation matters, from wage and hour class and collective action lawsuits, to single-plaintiff employment discrimination claims.

• Counsels businesses in buy- and sell-side transactions on worker-related diligence, human resource transitions, and workforce strategies
• Drafts practical work rules, policies, procedures, and employee handbooks to support employers’ specific business goals
• Negotiates employment contracts and severance agreements, including noncompete agreements
• Defends charges brought against employers before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and state civil rights departments
• Advises employers with federal contract compliance, including developing affirmative action programs and meeting reporting requirements
• Represents employers in various stages of state and federal litigation, including responding to complaints, drafting discovery requests and responses, and crafting dispositive motions
• Counsels start-ups, small businesses, and emerging companies on initial human resources matters and contracts
• Provides practical, preventive and forward-thinking counsel while keeping each client’s end goals in mind
• Serves as a member of Honigman’s Emerging Companies Group

James Reid
HONIGMAN LLP

James Reid is a labor and employment attorney who counsels business owners, entrepreneurs, C-suite executives, in-house counsel, and human resources directors to make strategic business decisions, from hiring to firing, while complying with the ever changing and overlapping laws, including the ADEA, FLSA, FMLA, NLRA, and Title VII. He brings a business focused and proactive approach to legal matters to help employers make strategic business decisions to minimize the potential for litigation and business disruption.

His deep understanding of his clients' businesses enables him to deliver clear and concise counsel to meet each client's specific needs. If litigation is involved, he enforces restrictive covenants and defends employers against charges filed with the EEOC, state, and federal agencies.

James regularly conducts audits and investigations into employers' wage and hour practices and claims of discrimination and harassment. He provides training and prepares employment documents, including employee handbooks, employment agreements, and separation agreements, to cover all aspects during the life cycle of an employee.

James is also a sought after keynote and national speaker at conferences and events, including the American Payroll Association, SHRM, Tedx, and HR Day.

Marilyn Yousif
Honigman

Marilyn Yousif is an attorney in the firm’s Labor and Employment Department. She has experience in administrative investigations, employment counseling, and legal research and writing.

Mahja Zeon
Honigman

Mahja D. Zeon is an attorney in the firm’s Labor and Employment department. She focuses her practice on employment counseling, litigation, and strategic workforce planning.

• First and second-chair experience in jury and bench trials
• Defends immigration-related unfair employment charges brought against employers before the Immigrant and Employee Rights Section in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice
• Aids in various stages of state and federal litigation, including responding to complaints, drafting discovery requests and responses, and crafting dispositive motions
• Defends charges brought against employers before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and state civil rights departments
• Drafts and reviews employment contracts and severance agreements, including non-compete agreements

Monica Lloyd
Centrica Care Navigators

Monica Lloyd is a Michigan native with a fast-growing career in leadership and organizational development. She works with business leaders to design comprehensive people strategies to accomplish business objectives. Throughout her career, Monica has helped companies build winning cultures, inspire employee engagement, create comprehensive communication plans, enhance manager effectiveness, and break out of the proverbial “box”. ?

Currently, Monica serves in the role of Chief Human Resources Officer for Centrica Care Navigators, an industry leader in end-of-life and aging adult care. She is also the founder of People Forward, a consulting group that acts as a resource for leaders looking to develop a people-forward business. Monica combines her energy and enthusiasm with over 15 years of real-world experience in leadership and behavioral science to help organizations overcome today’s challenges.