Elizabeth Wells "Beth" Skaggs

Elizabeth Wells "Beth" Skaggs

Grand Rapids, MI recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2012
Varnum LLP

102 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Employment Law - Management Litigation - Labor and Employment

Biography

Beth is a partner in the labor and employment practice group, focusing on employment issues and litigation. She has counseled business clients on a variety of matters affecting the workplace, including effective employee handbooks and policies, disciplinary and dispute resolution procedures, discrimination issues, disability accommodation, wage-hour matters, family medical leave, and harassment and litigation prevention. When litigation is unavoidable, Beth has significant experience representing employers under the numerous state and federal statutes that govern the employment relationship, including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Beth has experience in both single-plaintiff cases and complex class and collective actions.
Varnum LLP

102 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • The University of Michigan Law School, J.D., graduated 2001

  • Michigan, State Bar of Michigan
  • Illinois, Illinois State Bar Association
  • District of Columbia, The District of Columbia Bar

  • ACT - Artists Creating Together - Board Member since 2006, Secretary (2011 - 2013), Chair (2013 - present)
  • American Bar Association - Labor & Employment Law and Litigation Sections
  • American Employment Law Council - Member
  • Bar Association of the District of Columbia - Member
  • Federal Bar Association - Western Michigan Chapter
  • Grand Rapids Bar Association - Labor & Employment Law Section
  • Grand Rapids Bar Association - Nominating Committee (2012)
  • Illinois State Bar Association - Member
  • Society for Human Resource Management - Member
  • State Bar of Michigan - Labor & Employment Law Section
  • Michigan, State Bar of Michigan
  • Illinois, Illinois State Bar Association
  • District of Columbia, The District of Columbia Bar
  • ACT - Artists Creating Together - Board Member since 2006, Secretary (2011 - 2013), Chair (2013 - present)
  • American Bar Association - Labor & Employment Law and Litigation Sections
  • American Employment Law Council - Member
  • Bar Association of the District of Columbia - Member
  • Federal Bar Association - Western Michigan Chapter
  • Grand Rapids Bar Association - Labor & Employment Law Section
  • Grand Rapids Bar Association - Nominating Committee (2012)
  • Illinois State Bar Association - Member
  • Society for Human Resource Management - Member
  • State Bar of Michigan - Labor & Employment Law Section
  • The University of Michigan Law School, J.D., graduated 2001

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Litigation - Labor and Employment Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Litigation - Labor and Employment
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment, Grand Rapids (2018)
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment, Grand Rapids (2014)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
Awards:
  • Named by Best Lawyers in America® 2014 Litigation – Labor & Employment Lawyer of the Year

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