Marianna J. Michael

Associate

mjmichael@wyattfirm.com

502.562.7375 O

502.589.0309 F

Louisville, KY

Practices and Industries

Litigation & Dispute Resolution Labor & Employment Immigration

Marianna Michael is a member of the Firm’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution Service Team and Labor and Employment Team. She assists in the representation of a broad range of clients in a variety of cases including commercial disputes, employment matters, immigration law, and employee benefits matters.

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

Representation of employers in numerous matters, including commercial disputes with vendors, actions based on alleged personal injuries or violations of statutory or constitutional rights, as well as employment matters and labor arbitration.
Assist clients with obtaining visas for workers from Mexico, Jamaica, Guatemala, and Ireland through H-2A and H-2B visas.
Assist clients with federal immigration law compliance.
Assist clients in successfully transitioning from using H-2B visas to H-2A visas.
Second chaired breach of contract trial to successful outcome.
Successfully compelled documents in corporate litigation discovery dispute.
Obtained O-1A visas for outstanding researchers and professors
Obtained EB-1B visas for researchers and professors with international acclaim
Obtained R visas for religious ministers
Obtained summary judgment for employer in case involving FMLA retaliation and race discrimination

EDUCATION

J.D., magna cum laude, University of Louisville, 2018

Brandeis School of Law
Articles Editor, University of Louisville Law Review
Brandeis Inn of Court
Wagner Labor & Employment Moot Court Team
Louis D. Brandeis American Inn of Court Participant
CALI Awards for Employment Discrimination, Labor Law, and Immigration Law

B.A., University of Louisville

Harlan Scholar
Honors Scholar
Honors Program Outstanding Graduate, 2015

ADMISSIONS

Kentucky

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Summer Law Clerk for the U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, 2017
Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable David Hale, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky, 2016
Intern, Jefferson County Circuit Court, 2012

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS

Kentucky Bar Association
Louisville Bar Association
Young Professionals Association of Louisville Foundation, Board of Directors
Young Professionals Association of Louisville, Member

CIVIC INVOLVEMENT

Civilian Review and Accountability Board Member, 2021-Present
Young Professionals Association of Louisville Foundation, Board of Directors, 2019-2022
Leadership Louisville’s Focus Louisville, 2018
Human Rights Advocacy Project Fellow, 2015 – 2018

PUBLICATIONS

“Congress Passes the Respect for Marriage Act,” Wyatt’s Employment Law Report, December 2022.
“Voting During the Workday.” Wyatt’s Employment Law Report, November 2022.
“The Dangers of ‘Be Real’ in the Workplace.” Wyatt’s Employment Law Report, October 2022.
“Amended Statute Addresses Staffing Needs.” Wyatt’s Employment Law Report, July 2022.
“Kentucky Recognizes and Organizes PEOs.” Wyatt’s Employment Law Report, April 2022.
“Vaccines and Vacation: Guidance on COVID-19 Travel Restrictions.” Wyatt’s Employment Law Report, November 2021.
“State Department Announces Loosening of COVID-19 Travel Restrictions.” Wyatt’s Employment Law Report, October 2021.
“In Light of New CDC Guidance, Kentucky Supreme Court Modifies Court Restrictions.” Wyatt’s Employment Law Report, May 2021.
“Supreme Court of Kentucky Extends Limitation on In-Person Proceedings.” Wyatt’s Employment Law Report, January 2021.
“NLRB Opinion Reaffirms Focus on Message Rather than Intent.” Wyatt’s Employment Law Report, December 2020.
“Kentucky Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds Executive COVID Response Orders.” Wyatt’s Employment Law Report, November 2020.
“Supreme Court of Kentucky Issues Guidance for Counties in ‘Red Zones.'” Wyatt’s Employment Law Report, November 2020.
“Two New Orders Issued by the Supreme Court of Kentucky.” Wyatt’s Employment Law Report, July 2020.
“DOL Offers Guidance on Retail Exemptions.” Wyatt’s Employment Law Report, July 2020.
“SCOTUS Rules that Title VII Protects Employees from Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.” Wyatt’s Employment Law Report, June 2020.
“The Supreme Court of Kentucky Issues Guidance Regarding Upcoming Trials.” Wyatt’s Employment Law Report, May 2020.
“Judicial Branch Task Forces Reveal Re-Opening Guidelines.” Wyatt’s Employment Law Report, May 2020.
“Considerations When Severing Employment Relationships With Furloughed Employees.” Wyatt’s Employment Law Report, April 2020.
“In Its Latest Order, the Supreme Court of Kentucky Extends its Restrictions to May 31, 2020.” Wyatt’s Employment Law Report, April 2020.
“The Supreme Court of Kentucky Issues Amended Order 2020-16.” Wyatt’s Employment Law Report, April 2020.
“The Department of Labor Issues Temporary Rule for Paid Leave.” Wyatt’s Employment Law Report, April 2020.
“THE SUPREME COURT OF KENTUCKY’S AMENDED ORDER.” Wyatt’s Employment Law Report, March 2020.
“Extension of Filing Deadlines by Supreme Court of Kentucky.” Co-authored with Victoria Boland Fuller, Wyatt’s Employment Law Report, March 2020.
“EEOC Issues Guidance on what Employers Should Know about the ADA and Rehabilitation Act in Light of COVID-19.” Wyatt’s Employment Law Report, March 2020.
“EEOC ISSUES GUIDANCE ON WHAT EMPLOYERS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE ADA AND REHABILITATION ACT IN LIGHT OF COVID-19.” Wyatt’s Employment Law Report, March 2020.
“NLRB Reaffirms Decertification Petition Timeline.” Wyatt’s Employment Law Report, December 2019.
“Payments and Perks: the DOL Announces a Proposal to Clarify What Qualifies as Overtime.” Wyatt’s Labor & Employment Blog, March 2019.
“Changes in the H-1B Visa Process.”Wyatt’s Employment Law Report, January 2019.
“The Supreme Court of Kentucky Upholds Employees’ Right-to-Work.” Wyatt’s Employment Law Report, November 2018.
“Kentucky Supreme Court Limits Employers’ Ability to Enter Arbitration Agreements with Employees.” Wyatt’s Employment Law Report, October 2018.
Enid Trucios-Haynes & Marianna Michael, “Mobilizing a Community: The Effect of President Trump’s Executive Orders on the Country’s Interior,” 22 Lewis & Clark L. Rev. 577 (2018).

PRESENTATIONS

Mock Trial for Kentucky Chamber of Commerce’s Society for Human Resource Managers Conference, August 28, 2022
Payroll Professionals of Kentuckiana 2022 Payroll Conference, August 19, 2022
HR Breakfast Series Presentation – Employment Law Update, March 11, 2022
Mock Trial for Kentucky Chamber of Commerce’s Society for Human Resource Managers Conference, October 14, 2020
“Prescription for Trouble: Drug Testing in the Workplace,” Kentucky Chamber of Commerce’s Society for Human Resource Managers Conference, August 28, 2019
“Immigration Update: Walls, Walls, and More Walls,” Wyatt Employment Law Seminar, May 9 and May 21, 2019