Grand Rapids,
Michigan
Luis E. Avila focuses his practice on labor and employment issues. He has a wide range of experience in traditional labor matters, including grievances, arbitrations, collective bargaining negotiations, union drives, and matters in front of the National Labor Relations Board and the Michigan Employment Relations Commission. Mr. Avila has counseled employers on a number of workplace matters, including effective employee handbooks and policies, disciplinary and dispute resolution procedures, discrimination, disability accommodation, wage-and-hour matters, family medical leave, and harassment and litigation prevention. He has represented employers under the various state and federal statutes that govern the employment relationship, including the Fair Labor Standards Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act. His experience spans the United States, Mexico, and Europe. Fluent in Spanish and with a background in international business law and finance, Mr. Avila worked for a large international corporate law firm in Mexico City where he worked on foreign direct investment matters. During his legal studies, he worked at the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Switzerland. Mr. Avila has also worked for the Centre for Advice on Individual Rights in Europe, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, and the Florence Immigration and Refugee Rights Project in Arizona.
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