Multidimensional labor and employment counsel

Amanda Collins advises employers and human resources professionals on a broad range of labor and employment issues, including compliance with applicable laws and regulations, employee conduct issues, and labor and employment disputes. She works with a wide variety of clients ranging in size from startup to Fortune 500, and across multiple industries, including health care, manufacturing, financial, educational, energy, nonprofit and more. Amanda’s practice includes:

• Preparing and negotiating employment contracts and agreements.
• Reviewing internal policies and procedures.
• Workplace safety and OSHA matters.
• Representing employers in discrimination, whistleblower, and wage and hour disputes.
• Counseling regarding traditional labor law compliance.

Bar Admissions

• Wisconsin

Education

• Marquette University Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2021)
  • CALI Awards: Criminal Law; Property; Legal Analysis, Writing and Research II; Civil Pretrial Practice
  • Pro Bono Honor Society
  • Marquette Law Review, senior articles editor (2020-2021)

• University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee (M.M, summa cum laude, 2017)

• University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee (B.A., summa cum laude, 2015)

• Chris Nickels and Amanda Collins Author Article About New OSHA Inspection Walkaround Rule for Employee Relations Law Journal
• Congress Bars Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Harassment Claims
• DOL Raises Overtime Exemption Salary Threshold—Millions of Workers Soon Newly Subject to Overtime Laws
• DOL Restores the 80/20 Rule for Tipped Employees and Creates a New Employee Wage Protection
• Employers Must Disclose Pay Ranges in Job Postings in California
• Federal Vaccine Mandates: Key Takeaways and Action Steps for Employers
• It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over – EEOC Issues Updated Guidance as COVID-19 Pandemic Lingers
• Metro Milwaukee SHRM Jeopardy
• Open Doors: Navigating OSHA’s New Walkaround Rule
• Prepare Now to Comply with NCAA’s Expanded Campus Sexual Violence Policy
• The Rollercoaster Continues to Roll: Federal Vaccine Mandates Back On?
• Timothy D’Arduini, Amanda Collins and Caitlin Barden Write Law360 Article About Anti-Discrimination Practices for Employers
• Trends in Antidiscrimination Investigations and Related Changes to Employment Eligibility Verification Rules
• Vaccination Mandates: The Latest on OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard, Other Mandatory Vaccination Considerations, and Answers to FAQs
• What Should Employers Expect in 2022, Non-COVID Edition
• “Please Exit the Ride” – OSHA ETS is Off, CMS Rule is On, and CDC Guidance is Updated: What Employers Need to Know Now