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Employment Law

Large corporations, small businesses, nonprofits, public entities—the success of any organization depends on its workforce. And despite the best intentions on all sides, maintaining harmonious, productive workforce relationships is challenging. To help you anticipate problems and address employee issues effectively, Gray Plant Mooty offers extensive experience in every aspect of employment law. Our services include:

  • Defending employers in litigation of all kinds, including complex and class action matters
  • Advising employers on various personnel situations and legal issues
  • Drafting employment-related agreements
  • Helping draft and implement workplace policies
  • Providing support with government investigations and audits
  • Representing unionized employers in collective bargaining and grievance arbitration

Gray Plant Mooty is also the exclusive Minnesota member of the Employment Law Alliance (ELA). The ELA is a network of over 3,000 attorneys providing employment and labor expertise in more than 90 countries and all 50 U.S. states. The ELA offers multistate and multinational clients a comprehensive and cost-effective way to ensure legal compliance around the country and globe.

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Representative Clients

  • ACR Homes, Inc.
  • HNI Corporation
  • International Dairy Queen
  • National American University
  • St. Olaf College
  • Tastefully Simple, Inc.
  • University of Minnesota Physicians
  • W.R. Berkley Corporation 

Representative Matters

  • Represented employer in class action suit based on state wage and hour claims brought by tipped employees.
  • Represented large employer, with over 100,000 employees, in a class action sex discrimination lawsuit
  • Obtained summary judgment on behalf of mid-sized, national manufacturing company in a discrimination and retaliation lawsuit brought by a former employee
  • Won favorable jury verdict on behalf of a small, closely held company in a case involving a breach of noncompetition agreement
  • Obtained dismissal of a Minnesota Department of Human Rights charge of disability discrimination brought against a medical center by a former employee
  • Represented privately held company in the negotiation of a $8+ million equity incentive payout to its CEO, along with a new incentive agreement
  • Represented engineering firm on employment law issues involved in an asset purchase of another firm
  • Advised a government contractor with over 1,400 employees in conjunction with an audit by the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and achieved a favorable outcome for the client
  • Represented public hospital in labor negotiations with two different unions
  • Advised large employer in connection with the discovery that its CFO had been embezzling money and obtained summary judgment in civil suit against CFO requiring him to repay embezzled funds and forfeit his compensation
  • Drafted employee handbook and employment agreements for small, start-up company
  • Negotiated and drafted employment agreement for a public company’s new CEO.
  • Successfully represented employer in labor arbitration of grievance for alleged contract violations.