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Provided by Farrah N.W. Rifelj
Farrah Rifelj has served Michael Best in many capacities, currently as a partner in the Labor and Employment Relations Practice Group and as Lead for the group’s Affirmative Action sub-practice. She also served as a member of the firm’s Management Committee for six years, Co-Chair of the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee for four years, and as Associate General Counsel for three years.
Her practice focuses on employment counseling and employment litigation, with a particular emphasis on discrimination, noncompetition, and Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP).
Farrah provides management with astute advice on employment topics such as:
• Affirmative action
• Disability accommodation
• Discrimination
• Employment contracts
• Family and medical leave laws
• Federal contractor/OFCCP regulations
• Harassment
• Hiring and termination practices
• Non-competition and non-solicitation agreements
• Unemployment compensation
• Wage and hour law
Ever mindful of the best outcome for her clients, Farrah Rifelj has successfully litigated discrimination, contract, family and medical leave, wage and hour, noncompetition and trade secret, and dealership issues in both state and federal courts. She also acts as a persuasive advocate before various administrative agencies.
Provided by Chambers
Farrah Rifelj is regularly engaged as outside employment counsel to Wisconsin-based companies, who call upon her expertise in a range of compliance and training issues as well as contentious employment matters.
Provided by Chambers
"Farrah is smart, thoughtful, responsive, flexible and very experienced in employment matters. It is clear she enjoys her work. She views new challenges as opportunities not problems."
"Farrah is a fantastic business partner. She knows our business and is incredibly responsive."
"Farrah is smart, thoughtful, responsive, flexible and very experienced in employment matters. It is clear she enjoys her work. She views new challenges as opportunities not problems."
"Farrah is a fantastic business partner. She knows our business and is incredibly responsive."
