Dean Kelley
Management-side employment law and OSHA defense attorney at Ogletree Deakins
- Role
- Management-side Employment Law & Osha Defense Attorney at Ogletree Deakins
- Location
- Milwaukee, WI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Dean Kelley
Exclusively representing employers in legal matters relating to OSHA; the full range of…
Experience
Management-side Employment Law & Osha Defense Attorney
Jan 2015 — Present · Milwaukee, WI, US
Dean concentrates his practice in employment law litigation on behalf of employers before state and federal courts and administrative agencies throughout the United States. He litigates cases, and counsels clients on legal compliance and dispute avoidance, on the full range of employment law issues under a multitude of state and federal employment and related laws including- Federal Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), and OSHA state plan enforcement agency, regulatory compliance for general industry and construction; development of standard operating procedures for OSHA citation avoidance and inspection protocols, written health and safety compliance programs, workplace safety rules and training materials; as well as OSHA citation and penalty litigation defense before the federal Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission (OSHRC) and OSHA state plan administrative enforcement agencies and commissions- Discrimination, retaliation, hostile work environment harassment, interference and wrongful discharge claims under state and federal laws- Wage and hour compliance and litigation defense, including individual employee claims and Rule 23 class actions/ section 216(b) collective actions under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, the federal Service Contract Act, Wisconsin and other state overtime, minimum wage and employee classification statutes and regulations; and- Independent contractor issues, including development of independent contractor agreements, compliance with the various state and federal tests for independent contractor status, and litigation defense in employee v. independent contractor misclassification disputes and litigation- Employment contract development and litigation defense; and - Restrictive covenant development and litigation, involving non-compete, confidentiality, non-solicitation and invention assignment agreements.
Skills
- Appeals
- Fmla
- Restrictive Covenants
- Dispute
- Civil Rights Law
- Construction
- Retaliation
- Legal Writing
- Litigation
- Litigation Management
- Courts
- Mediation
- Litigation Support
- Trials
- Risk Management
- Internal Investigations
- Construction Law
- Legal Research
- Labor Relations
- Investigation
- Customer Service
- Training
- Trial Practice
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Wage & Hour
- Commercial Litigation
- Non-Compete Agreements
- Workers Compensation
- Occupational Health
- Employment Discrimination
- Discrimination
- Nlrb
- Environmental Law
- Safety Management Systems
- Employment Law
- Legal Compliance
- Product Liability
- Federal Employment Law
- Risk Assessment
- Class Actions
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