Jennifer L. Muse

Jennifer Muse is an associate in the firm’s Labor and Employment department. She focuses her practice on employment counseling and litigation, and assists in wage and hour compliance.

• 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
• Drafts and reviews employment contracts and severance agreements, including noncompete agreements
• Assists in advising employers on drafting and implementing work rules, policies, procedures, and employee handbooks that will appropriately match the employers’ specific business goals
• Aids in various stages of state and federal litigation, including responding to complaints, drafting discovery requests and responses, and crafting dispositive motions
• Assists in counseling clients on wage and hour matters under state and federal laws, including the Fair Labor Standards Act

Representative Matters

Served as a judicial extern for the Honorable David W. McKeague of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit while attending law school

Worked as a rights and reproductions intern at the Indianapolis Museum of Art while attending law school 

Awards

• Michigan Super Lawyers, Recognized as a Rising Star, 2019
• Honorable Mention, 44th Annual Rossman Award, 2017 (for "Monkeys and Elephants and Koalas, Oh My! Is Originality Still the Touchstone of Authorship in United States Copyright Law?")

Professional & Community Involvement

Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association

State Bar of Michigan

• Labor & Employment Law Section
• Arts, Communications, Entertainment & Sports Law Section

American Bar Association

• Young Lawyers Division--Labor and Employment Law Committee Member

Michigan Flute Orchestra, Board of Directors, 2017-present

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, NextGen Committee Member, 2017-present