Michael Fleischer is an associate in the Labor and Employment Department of Seyfarth Shaw’s Boston office. Mr. Fleischer has experience in the representation of management in a wide spectrum of labor and employment matters, including employment litigation, state and federal wage and hour litigation, complex collective and class action proceedings, labor arbitration proceedings, and workplace counseling.

Mr. Fleischer has defended employers against discrimination claims brought under federal and state laws, including claims brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the American with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and Massachusetts’ Chapter 151B.  He has represented employers before both state and federal courts, as well as federal and state agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, and the Rhode Island Commission on Human Rights. 

Mr. Fleischer’s counseling practice includes advising employers regarding federal and state employment laws, and he has extensive experience counseling national, regional, and local employers on the implementation of the 2010 HIRE Act.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Fleischer served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Jeffery White in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, and for the Honorable Ernest Goldsmith in the Superior Court of California. Mr. Fleischer also worked as a paralegal for the Civil Rights/Civil Liberties Division in the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office.

Michael Fleischer is an associate in the Labor and Employment Department of Seyfarth Shaw’s Boston office. Mr. Fleischer has experience in the representation of management in a wide spectrum of labor and employment matters, including employment litigation, state and federal wage and hour litigation, complex collective and class action proceedings, labor arbitration proceedings, and workplace counseling.

Mr. Fleischer has defended employers against discrimination claims brought under federal and state laws, including claims brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the American with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and Massachusetts’ Chapter 151B.  He has represented employers before both state and federal courts, as well as federal and state agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, and the Rhode Island Commission on Human Rights. 

Mr. Fleischer’s counseling practice includes advising employers regarding federal and state employment laws, and he has extensive experience counseling national, regional, and local employers on the implementation of the 2010 HIRE Act.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Fleischer served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Jeffery White in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, and for the Honorable Ernest Goldsmith in the Superior Court of California. Mr. Fleischer also worked as a paralegal for the Civil Rights/Civil Liberties Division in the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office.