Stacey Smiricky

Stacey Smiricky is a partner in the firm's labor and employment group. She has advised clients on hiring, discipline and termination procedures and assisted with employee dishonesty, sexual harassment and other employment-related investigations. Stacey has also prepared numerous employment documents for clients, including policies and procedures, handbooks, contracts, non-compete agreements and confidentiality agreements. Stacey also represents employers in various litigation matters involving discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, the FMLA, breaches of contract, restrictive covenants and confidential information, trade secret misappropriation, tortious interference, insurance coverage and wrongful discharge. She has prosecuted and defended injunctions based on restrictive covenants in employment contracts. Stacey also handles general litigation matters concerning breaches of fiduciary duty, the Uniform Commercial Code, the Fair Credit Reporting Act and contract disputes. Stacey has written articles on a variety of topics important to employers, including background checks, employer investigations, sexual harassment, ADA, continuing coverage under COBRA and state law, retaliation issues, FMLA claims, employee classification under wage-hour law, employee handbooks, arbitration provisions and restrictive covenant enforcement. She has also prepared and presented training sessions on topics such as workplace harassment, Fair Labor Standards Act and the application of federal and state discrimination laws in the workplace. Faegre Drinker is a full-service law firm dedicated to serving the needs of local, national and international businesses. Our more than 1300 legal and consulting professionals provide the depth and breadth of expertise necessary to solve complex business challenges.