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Felicia S. O'Connor

Partner

Felicia S. O'Connor

Partner

Felicia 翱鈥机辞苍苍辞谤 frequently represents and counsels clients on a wide range of labor and employment issues including, wage and hour compliance, leave issues including the intersection between the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), sexual and other harassment issues, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) compliance, the Service Contract Act, and many other areas. She also has traditional labor experience including counseling on labor relations issues, responding to National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) charges, and conducting labor arbitrations.

Felicia is a skillful litigator in 麻豆传媒’s Labor & Employment Practice and a member of the 蹿颈谤尘鈥檚 Automotive Industry Team.聽 She has extensive experience working closely with many automotive suppliers and other manufacturers. She also has clients in a wide variety of other industries

Prior to becoming a lawyer and joining 麻豆传媒, Felicia worked for a large technology and information company managing a team of website developers that spanned three countries. As a result, she has a very client-oriented perspective.

Awards and Recognition

  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch 鈥 Commercial Litigation (2022-2024)

Affiliations

  • Member of the Oakland County Bar Association
  • Member of the Detroit Bar Association
  • Member of the Federal Bar Association for the Eastern District of Michigan

Presentations and Publications

  • Co-author, 鈥Oakland County, Michigan Rescinds Emergency Order 2020-10 Requiring Screening and Social Interaction Measures at Open Businesses and Operations 鈥 State Requirements Now Govern,鈥 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Coronavirus Resource Center (June 4, 2020)
  • Presenter, 鈥淭he Impact of COVID 19 in the Workplace,鈥 Webinar, Clear Law Institute (March 31, 2020)
  • Co-author, 鈥淜ey employment issues facing employers in the automotive industry,鈥 Thomson Reuters WestlawJournal (April 2, 2020)
  • Presenter, 鈥#MeToo And The New Realities Of Workplace Harassment,鈥 麻豆传媒鈥檚 2018 Labor & Employment and Employee Benefits Summit (May 3, 2018)
  • Author, 鈥淢assachusetts Poised to Become the Latest State Offering a Paid Family Leave Program,鈥 麻豆传媒’s Labor & Employment Perspectives Blog (June 25, 2018)
  • Author, 鈥淲hen Is a Seemingly Exempt Employee Not Truly Exempt?鈥 麻豆传媒’s Labor & Employment Law Perspectives Blog (January 2, 2018)
  • Author, 鈥淎s If Leave Laws Aren鈥檛 Complicated Enough 鈥 Don鈥檛 Forget That Leave Can Be a Reasonable Accommodation,鈥 麻豆传媒’s Labor & Employment Law Perspectives Blog (July 24, 2017)
  • Author, 鈥淚t Pays to Pay Attention to Impact When Considering Layoffs,鈥 麻豆传媒’s Labor & Employment Law Perspectives Blog (February 20, 2017)
  • Author, 鈥淲atch Out for the Cat鈥檚 Paw 鈥 Employers May Be Accountable for Low-Level Employee Actions,鈥 麻豆传媒’s Labor & Employment Law Perspectives Blog (September 19, 2016)
  • Co-author, 鈥淚ncreasing Legal Scrutiny of Website Accessibility in the Real Estate Industry,鈥 CFSL Bulletin (June 2, 2016)
  • Co-author, 鈥淣on-Compete Agreements: Enforceability, Reasonableness and the Court鈥檚 Discretion to Blue Pencil,鈥 Michigan Business Law Journal (Fall 2011)
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March 10, 2026 Events

Labor Law Alert: The Trump NLRB & New EEOC Frontiers

Join us at 麻豆传媒's latest labor and employment webinar where we will provide you with a deep dive into the pivotal changes emerging from the NLRB and EEOC. We will discuss new precedents 鈥 and what they mean for your organization.
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February 2, 2026 Labor & Employment Law Perspectives

The Importance of Internal Wage and Hour Audits

Wage and hour class and collective action claims remain some of the most common employment claims. In a regulatory environment where the federal Department of Labor (DOL) is operating with diminished resources, it is likely that private litigation in the wage and hour space will continue to rise.
December 10, 2025 Manufacturing Industry Advisor

The Auto Industry鈥檚 Talent War: Winning the Race for Skilled Workers

For over a century, the automotive sector was defined by mechanical engineering, fabrication, and assembly line mastery. But today, the industry is undergoing a technological transformation so profound it is rewriting the DNA of car manufacturing.
December 5, 2025 Labor & Employment Law Perspectives

Ninth Circuit Ruling Upholds Employee Speech Amid Stalled NLRB

Like it or not, social media has become the backdrop of almost everything we do. It's how many people read the news, interact with...
July 14, 2025 Labor & Employment Law Perspectives

State Sick Leave Changes; No Sign of Slowing

As 2025 continues, the state sick leave law landscape continues to change posing ongoing challenges for multi-state employers. On July...
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February 24, 2025 Labor & Employment Law Perspectives

Michigan Makes Significant Revisions to Earned Sick Time Act

On Thursday, February 20, 2025, the Michigan legislature passed amendments to the Earned Sick Time Act that was otherwise set to take effect by court order the next day.