Nemeth Law attorney named board chair of AFS

Deborah Brouwer, a partner at Detroit-based management labor and employment law firm Nemeth Law, P.C., has been elected Chair of the Board of Directors of Assured Family Services (AFS), formerly known as the Juvenile Assessment Center. An attorney since 1980, Brouwer practices exclusively in labor and employment law, with particular experience in the defense of lawsuits against employers, including claims of race, age, religion, national origin, gender and disability discrimination, harassment and retaliation, as well as FLSA, FMLA and non-competition suits. She also provides harassment training and conducts discrimination and harassment investigations for employers. She has extensive experience in appearing before administrative agencies, including the EEOC, MDCR, MIOSHA, OSHA and the NLRB. She also appears frequently before the Michigan Court of Appeals and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. AFS is a Wayne County-based mental health organization providing assessment, counseling, drug screening and psychological services to youth and their families, in (but not limited to) the juvenile justice system and Detroit schools. Brouwer has served as a board member for AFS since 2011. Assured Family Services was founded in 1993 as a collaborative of child welfare and juvenile justice agencies focused on better services and better continuity of care for Michigan's children and families under court jurisdiction. Published: Thu, Dec 24, 2015