Michael Delaney's practice includes representation of management in traditional labor relations matters, including collective bargaining negotiations, grievances and arbitrations, union campaigns and matters before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Mike also represents public and private employers in employment litigation and human resources counseling, including matters involving wage & hour, occupational safety and health, age, sex, race and disability discrimination and affirmative action before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) and similar state agencies.

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Michael Delaney's practice includes representation of management in traditional labor relations matters, including collective bargaining negotiations, grievances and arbitrations, union campaigns and matters before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Mike also represents public and private employers in employment litigation and human resources counseling, including matters involving wage & hour, occupational safety and health, age, sex, race and disability discrimination and affirmative action before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) and similar state agencies.

Mike also represents school districts in personnel and school law matters. As a trial lawyer, he has represented employers in courts, before administrative agencies and in arbitration throughout the United States.

Mike joined Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP in 1976. He practices with Spencer Fane's Labor and Employment Law Group and serves as practice group leader. Mike has also served two terms on the firm's executive committee.

Mike received his bachelor of arts degree from the University of Kansas. After service in the U.S. Army, including a tour of duty in Vietnam, he attended the University of Kansas School of Law where he received his law degree. He served as Articles Editor of the University of Kansas Law Review. He was named a member of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi and the Order of the Coif and was the recipient of the C.C. Stewart award as the top student in his graduating class.

Mike is a frequent author and lecturer on labor relations, employment and school law topics including wage and hour compliance, OSHA and employment discrimination issues and alternative dispute resolution procedures. He is a contributing editor to The Developing Labor Law, published by the ABA Section of Labor & Employment Law. He has been the co-chair of the annual Heartland Labor and Employment Law Program in Kansas City and is a member of the Labor and Employment Law and Litigation Sections of the American Bar Association. He also is an active member of the American Employment Law Council, the Education Law Association and the National School Board Association Council of School Attorneys. Mike is Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of the Missouri Council of School Attorneys and a member of the Board of the Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc., Heart of America Chapter. Mike has served two terms as a member of the firm's executive committee.

Mike has been elected a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. He is a member of the Wage & Hour Defense Institute. His biography appears in Marquis Who's Who in the World and Who's Who in American Law. He is recognized by Chambers USA as a leading attorney in labor and employment law. He has been named a Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyer® in Labor and Employment and Education Law and a BTI Client Service All-Star. In June, 2010 Mike was named to the Human Resource Executive Magazine list of "The Nation's Most Powerful Employment Lawyers - Top Ten for Labor Law."

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