Michael J. Schrier concentrates his practice in management-side public and private sector employment discrimination and labor law; trade secrets and intellectual property litigation; commercial litigation; and government contracts. He has appeared in federal and state trial and appellate courts throughout the country on a variety of complex litigation matters.
Mr. Schrier represents management in labor and employment matters, including those arising under Title VII, the American with Disabilities Act, Fair Labor Standards Act and ERISA. He also represents management in trade secret misappropriation and breach of non-competition agreement claims, as well as Lanham Act and other related litigation against departing former corporate executives who establish competing businesses. Mr. Schrier has also appeared before the National Labor Relations Board, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Merit Systems Protection Board, as well as a variety of state and local administrative agencies. He advises clients on employment discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, unemployment insurance, wages claims, and workers’ compensation, immigration, employee wiretapping and other workplace matters.
Mr. Schrier also litigates Contract Disputes Act, Miller Act and related government contracts and construction claims. He advises clients on facilities and security clearances, False Claims Act, Davis-Bacon Act, Service Contract Act, debarment and other federal government contracting matters.
Mr. Schrier is a former prosecuting attorney for the United States Office of Special Counsel, where he prosecuted violations of the Whistleblower Protection Act, Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, and violations under the Hatch Act.
Earlier in his career, he served as Staff Counsel for the American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, where he was lead counsel in arguing precedent-setting federal appellate cases and other public and private sector employment and labor matters before U.S. District Courts, federal administrative agencies and arbitration hearings.