Michael J.Burns
Partner
Labor & Employment
mburns@seyfarth.com
Michael represents employers in all aspects of traditional labor and employment law.
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Michael represents retail, hospitality clients (including retail chains, hotels, restaurants, golf courses, spas, and gyms), and financial services companies in single plaintiff cases, as well as wage and hour and complex discrimination class actions in federal and state court. He also focuses his practice on traditional labor law on behalf of management before the National Labor Relations Board. He has significant experience with collective bargaining, union elections, and strike related activities, and has conducted over one hundred administrative, labor arbitration, and unfair labor practice hearings.
Prior to joining the firm, Michael was a judicial clerk for the National Labor Relations Board, Division of Judges in San Francisco.
Michael also defends retail and hospitality consumer class actions (including those involving credit cards, debit cards, gift cards, loyalty programs, data gathering/security and false advertising claims). He also has experience with sports law and currently represents Scot Schmidt, a professional skier.
Michael has completed all of the courses which comprised Seyfarth’s Retail University and he is now a certified member of Seyfarth’s Retail Industry Client Team.
Prior to entering law school, Michael taught high school in Kingston, Jamaica as part of the International Jesuit Volunteer Corps.
Prior to joining the firm, Michael was a judicial clerk for the National Labor Relations Board, Division of Judges in San Francisco.
Michael also defends retail and hospitality consumer class actions (including those involving credit cards, debit cards, gift cards, loyalty programs, data gathering/security and false advertising claims). He also has experience with sports law and currently represents Scot Schmidt, a professional skier.
Michael has completed all of the courses which comprised Seyfarth’s Retail University and he is now a certified member of Seyfarth’s Retail Industry Client Team.
Prior to entering law school, Michael taught high school in Kingston, Jamaica as part of the International Jesuit Volunteer Corps.
- JD, University of San Francisco School of Law
Maritime Law Journal, article editor
- BA, Boston College
- California
- US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- US District Court, Central District of California
- US District Court, Eastern District of California
- US District Court, Northern District of California
- US District Court, Southern District of California
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Nov 16, 2016
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Jan 6, 2015
11th Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report
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Seyfarth Event
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Seyfarth Labor University: Labor Law For HR Professionals, Employment Lawyers and Legal Generalists: What You Need To Know
- California State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
- The Bar Association of San Francisco
- Federal Bar Association
Michael represents employers in all aspects of traditional labor and employment law.
More About Michael
Michael represents retail, hospitality clients (including retail chains, hotels, restaurants, golf courses, spas, and gyms), and financial services companies in single plaintiff cases, as well as wage and hour and complex discrimination class actions in federal and state court. He also focuses his practice on traditional labor law on behalf of management before the National Labor Relations Board. He has significant experience with collective bargaining, union elections, and strike related activities, and has conducted over one hundred administrative, labor arbitration, and unfair labor practice hearings.
Prior to joining the firm, Michael was a judicial clerk for the National Labor Relations Board, Division of Judges in San Francisco.
Michael also defends retail and hospitality consumer class actions (including those involving credit cards, debit cards, gift cards, loyalty programs, data gathering/security and false advertising claims). He also has experience with sports law and currently represents Scot Schmidt, a professional skier.
Michael has completed all of the courses which comprised Seyfarth’s Retail University and he is now a certified member of Seyfarth’s Retail Industry Client Team.
Prior to entering law school, Michael taught high school in Kingston, Jamaica as part of the International Jesuit Volunteer Corps.
Prior to joining the firm, Michael was a judicial clerk for the National Labor Relations Board, Division of Judges in San Francisco.
Michael also defends retail and hospitality consumer class actions (including those involving credit cards, debit cards, gift cards, loyalty programs, data gathering/security and false advertising claims). He also has experience with sports law and currently represents Scot Schmidt, a professional skier.
Michael has completed all of the courses which comprised Seyfarth’s Retail University and he is now a certified member of Seyfarth’s Retail Industry Client Team.
Prior to entering law school, Michael taught high school in Kingston, Jamaica as part of the International Jesuit Volunteer Corps.
- JD, University of San Francisco School of Law
Maritime Law Journal, article editor
- BA, Boston College
- California
- US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- US District Court, Central District of California
- US District Court, Eastern District of California
- US District Court, Northern District of California
- US District Court, Southern District of California
Related Key Industries
Blogs
Related News & Insights
-
Seyfarth Event
Nov 16, 2016
Seyfarth Shaw's West Coast Labor University
-
Seyfarth Event
Sep 10, 2015
Retailers: How to Reduce Your Risk of a Class Action Lawsuit
-
Attorney Publication
Jan 6, 2015
11th Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report
-
Seyfarth Event
Nov 12, 2013
Seyfarth Labor University: Labor Law For HR Professionals, Employment Lawyers and Legal Generalists: What You Need To Know
- California State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
- The Bar Association of San Francisco
- Federal Bar Association