Mary Ann Cartwright

Born September 21, 1950. Grand Valley State College BS, 1972; Thomas M. Cooley Law School, JD, 1977. Admitted to Michigan bar 1978. Recipient of Am. Jur. Labor Law Book award. Ms. Cartwright practices in both public and private sector in a variety of employment, labor, health care and school law related areas. Prior to joining Rhoades McKee in 1981, Ms. Cartwright worked for the City of Kalamazoo handling a variety criminal and civil litigation matters.

Ms. Cartwright has experience in insurance defense, including medical malpractice and workers compensation. However, her primary practice areas are Labor and Employment Law, School and Public Sector Law, Health Care Law, and Workers Compensation Law. She represents public, private and non-profit organizations and handles litigation in administrative, state and federal courts.

Her practice involves working with and counseling clients on a frequent basis relative to the following areas of law: EEOC/MDCR complaints and procedures, MIOSHA/OSHA regulations and policy development, DOT regulations, FLSA, FMLA and Department of Labor regulations and development of policies, Affirmative Action Plans (OFCCP compliance), National Labor Relations regulations, HIPAA, Health Care and various other employment and labor related issues as they relate to State and Federal Regulations. She a frequent speaker on all types of labor and employment topics including but not limited to: Sexual Harassment, Family Medical Leave, Union Campaigns, Fair Labor Standards Act, American with Disabilities Act and Workers Compensation.

Ms. Cartwright serves on a number of non-profit boards and is active in a variety of community activities.

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