This past year I had the pleasure of providing legal advice, representation, investigations, and training for individuals in Minnesota and Illinois, regional corporations, and national corporations with a presence in Minnesota. Recently, I secured retainer agreements to provide work for …
Attorney Wiley reminds Minnesota employers that training your employees about sexual, racial, and protected-class harassment is an important part of a successful defense against lawsuits. Here is what the Human Resources Director of a large local municipality had to say …
A number of my public clients have posed an interesting question about the new same-sex marriage law in Minnesota: What if an employee in a public licensing office refuses to provide a marriage license to a same-sex couple on the …
On January 7, 2013, Arbitrator Christine Ver Ploeg submitted an arbitration award involving Teamsters Local 320, representing forty-two law enforcement personnel in the Carver County Sheriff’s Office. The bargaining unit consisted of 29 detention deputies, 12 911 Dispatchers, and one …
On February 11, 2013, Arbitrator Carol Berg O’Toole determined that Ramsey County did not violate its CBA with AFSCME Council 5, Local 70 at its Lake Owasso Residence when it reduced hours of employees based on seniority. In response to …
On March 1, 2012, Arbitrator Harley Ogata determined that a one-day suspension related to whether the officer had probable cause to arrest a citizen was excessive under the circumstances, and reduced the discipline to a written reprimand. Though the arbitrator …
Employers required to use new I-9 form in May 2013. See the form and get more information at http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=84c267ee5cb38210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=84c267ee5cb38210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD
In December 2012, a Veteran’s Preference Act hearing was held to determine whether the City of Brooklyn Park had just cause for the termination of a probationary police officer, Daniel Strickland. The city argued the officer had willfully violated a …
Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc., Local 82 challenged the City’s wage proposals, and a number of other compensation related items in the collective bargaining agreement. Evidence was presented on the City’s ability to pay, economic conditions, internal comparisons, external comparisons, …
The County’s Professional Social Work Supervisory Employees Association commenced interest arbitration on wages increases for 2012 and 2013, step increases for those years, on call pay, and reimbursement for professional licenses. The association sought 5% increase in wages for both …
