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 Tamara Hjelle Olsen
Tel: 612/632-3344
Fax: 612/632-4344
Attorney - Minneapolis
tamara.olsen@gpmlaw.com
Support Staff: Cheryl L. Nutzmann, 612/632-3326 (M-W)
Linda S. Grutza, 612/632-3027 (Thurs-F)
Tamara is the Managing Officer of Gray Plant Mooty. She is also a principal in the area of employment law and serves as co-chair of the firm's Higher Education Practice Group. She advises clients in personnel-related matters, including discrimination and sexual harassment issues, Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility issues, the Family and Medical Leave Act, wage-hour concerns, drug testing, employment and independent contractor agreements, non-compete clauses, affirmative action, employee handbooks, and defamation. She also advises colleges and universities on general higher education issues including accreditation, FERPA, student affairs, and faculty issues.
In 1989, Tamara received the Author’s Award from the Minnesota State Bar Association. She has taught “Women and the Law” at the University of Minnesota, is consistently recognized as "Super Lawyer” by Minnesota Law & Politics, and was named a "Top 40 Employment Law Attorney" in the magazine's April/May 2008 issue.
Tamara is a 1982 summa cum laude graduate of Moorhead State University. She earned her law degree, cum laude, from Harvard Law School in 1986. During law school, Tamara served as Executive Editor of the Harvard Women’s Law Journal.
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
PRESENTATIONS
Employment Law Update 2007, Minnesota State Bar Association Business Law Institute, May 16-17, 2007
Employment Law Update for Higher Education HR Professionals, Minnesota College and University Professional Association, April 18, 2007
Employment Law Update, Gray Plant Mooty Employment Law Seminar, March 8, 2007
What The Business Lawyer Needs To Know About New Employment Laws, Minnesota Bar Association Business Law Institute, May 3, 2006
Employment Law Update For HR Professionals, Twin Cities Human Resource Association, April 25, 2006
Employment Law Update 2006, Minnesota CLE Webinar, March 31, 2006
Employment Law Update for Higher Education HR Professionals, Minnesota College and University Professional Association, March 29, 2006
Employment Law Update 2005, “Wellness in the Workplace,” Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, P.A. Employment Law Seminar, September 15, 2005
Employment Law Update for Healthcare Professionals, Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, P.A. Health and Human Services Seminar, July 21, 2005
Effective Management of Legal Costs; Creating an Effective Working Relationship with Outside Counsel, Global Employer Conference of the Employment Law Alliance, San Juan, P.R., May 14, 2005
Employment Law Update 2005, Minnesota State Bar Association Business Law Institute, April 19-20, 2005
Employment Law Update 2005, Minnesota College and University Professional Association, April 12-14, 2005
Employment Law 2005: What the General Counsel Needs to Know, GPM General Counsel Breakfast Series, March 16, 2005
Business Forum, “Employment Law Update: What the CEO Should Know,” Crown College, January 14, 2005
Employment Law Update 2004, “2004 Fair Labor Standards Act Regulations,” Minnesota State Bar Association Business Law Institute, May 12-13, 2004
Employment Law Update, Minnesota College and University Professional Association, April 6-8, 2004
Employment Law 2003, “Conceal and Carry,” Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, P.A. Employment Law Seminar, September 26, 2003
Employment Law 2002-2003: Developments and Trends for Health Care Providers, Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, P.A. Health and Human Services Seminar, July 24, 2003
Business Law Institute 2003: The 2003 Employment Law Update – What the Business Lawyer Needs to Know About New Employment Law, Minnesota State Bar Association Business Law Institute, May 12, 2003
Troubled Students, Troubled Staff: Legal Considerations for Colleges, or How to Avoid Turning the Crisis on Campus into the Campus Crisis, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, October 11, 2002
Employment Law 2002: Developments and Trends for Healthcare Providers, Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, P.A. Health and Human Services Seminar, July 25, 2002
Employment Law 2001-2002: Developments and Trends, Minnesota State Bar Association, Business Law Institute, April 17-18, 2002
Employment Law 2001-2002 for College HR Professionals, Minnesota College & University Personnel Association, March 20, 2002
Genetic Testing and the Employment Relationship, Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, P.A. Employment Law Seminar, October 24, 2001
Sexual Orientation Discrimination in Higher Education, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, September 28, 2001
Employment Law Update, “Purchasers’ Strategies for Limiting Employment-Related Liability,” Minnesota State Bar Association, Business Law Institute, April 26 27, 2001
Summary of OSHA’s Ergonomics Program Standards, GPM General Counsel Breakfast Series, February 28, 2001
Accommodating Persons with Mental Health Issues, Access to Employment, October 24, 2000
Student and Employee Privacy Rights, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, September 29, 2000
Attracting and Retaining Female Faculty Members: Suggestions for Remedying Gender Disparities on College and University Faculties, National Association of College and University Attorneys, June 28, 2000
Employment Law Update, Minnesota State Bar Association, Business Law Institute, May 16-17, 2000
Electronic Communications and the Workplace: Recognizing the Legal Issues and Minimizing Liability, Minnesota College & University Personnel Association Spring Conference, April 19, 2000
Electronic Communications and the Workplace: Recognizing the Legal Issues and Minimizing Liability, Associated Colleges of the Midwest Human Resources Conference, April 11, 2000
Big Verdict Cases From Around The Country: What Happened?, Minnesota State Bar Association, Employment Law Institute, May 24-25, 1999
Employment Law Overview 1999, Minnesota State Bar Association, Business Law Institute, May 20-21, 1999
Employing the Employee with Disabilities: Selected Issues, Access To Employment, October 14, 1998
Employing the Employee with Disabilities: Selected Issues, Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, P.A. Employment Law Seminar, September 23, 1998
Employment Law Update 1998, Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, P.A. Health and Human Services Seminar, July 22, 1998
Employment Law Overview 1998, Minnesota State Bar Association, Business Law Institute, May 21-22, 1998
Growing Our Own Opportunities, Minority Recruitment & Retention in the ’90s, William Mitchell College of Law, April 2, 1998
At Whose Expense?: Sexual Harassment Prevention and Response, Massachusetts Medical Society Management Symposium, Waltham, Massachusetts, February 6, 1998
E-Mail, Voice-Mail and the Internet: Human Resources Issues Concerning Computer Technology and Electronic Communication, Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, P.A. Human Resources Breakfast Conference, February 4, 1998
Medical Inquiries and Testing, Americans With Disabilities Act, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, January 29, 1998
Purchase and Sale of a Business (Employment Law Issues), Minnesota State Bar Association, December 18, 1997
The 24th Annual Labor & Employment Law Institute: Hot Issues Under The ADA, Minnesota State Bar Association, November 20, 1997
Employment Law 1997: A Practical Approach for Managers and Human Resource Professionals, Employers Association Inc. Annual Employment Law Conference, September 16, 1997
Hiring, Supervision and Termination of Employees of Health Care Providers, Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, P.A. Health and Human Services Update, July 22, 1997
Employment Law Overview: New Developments and Old Problems the Business Lawyer should Know About, Minnesota State Bar Association, Business Law Institute, May 6 7, 1997
Welfare Benefits and Employment Laws: Impact and Risk, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, March 25, 1997
Legal Considerations in Employing Individuals with Disabilities, Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, P.A. Employment Law Update, March 10, 1997
Summary of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, Minnesota Association of Financial Aid Administrators, January 16, 1997
Legal Challenges to Student Disciplinary Proceedings, Minnesota College Personnel Association, November 14, 1996
Finding Your Way Through The Maze: FMLA, ADA, MHRA, COBRA and Workers’ Compensation, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, November 14, 1996
Hiring: Finding Out What You Need to Know Without Getting Sued, A.E. Roberts Human Resources Update, September 25, 1996
ADA and FMLA: The Impact on Your Clients, Prosource Educational Services Employment Law Seminar, May 16, 1996
Considerations When Hiring and Terminating Employees With Disabilities, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, May 8, 1996
Legal Considerations in Employing Individuals with Disabilities, ARRM, May 2, 1996
ADA/FMLA, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, November 29, 1995
Employment Issues for Franchisors, Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, P.A. Franchisor Roundtable, November 16, 1995
The FMLA/ADA/COBRA/Workers’ Compensation Maze, Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, P.A. Employment Law Update, October 12, 1995
Managing Office Romances, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, September, 1995
The Employee Termination Process: The Manager’s Role in Managing Risks, Personnel Decisions, Inc., July 14, 1995
Hiring: Finding Out What You Need to Know Without Getting Sued, 1995 Minnesota Human Resources and Employee Benefits Update, June 21 22, 1995
Hiring, Retaining, and Terminating Employees, Northern Electrical Employers Association, April 20, 1995
1993 Family and Medical Leave Act Update: Developments and Guidance, Care Providers of Minnesota, December 6, 1994
A Summary of the Americans with Disabilities Act Employment Provisions, Minnesota State Bar Association, November 17, 1994
Wrongful Termination Update, 9th Annual Minnesota Institute of Legal Education Personnel Law Update 1994, August 22, 1994
Sexual Harassment and Violence, Moderator, Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, P.A. Employment Law Update, May 4, 1994
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, Advising the Employer, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, September 23, 1993
ARTICLES/PUBLICATIONS
Who Qualifies? Defining “Individual With A Disability” Under the ADA, The Bench & Bar of Minnesota, October 1999 (co-authored by Mark S. Mathison)
Just Managing: Employment Law for Law Firms, The Bench & Bar of Minnesota, February 1989 (co-authored by Susan L. Segal), reprinted in The Altman & Weil “Report to Legal Management” May 1989
A Step Toward Insurance Equity: Arizona Governing Committee v. Norris, 7 Harvard Women’s Law Journal 251 (Spring 1984)
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Dunwoody College of Technology, Board of Trustees
Hope Presbyterian Church, Volunteer
Minneapolis Rowing Club, Parent Volunteer
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