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Minnesota Continuing
Legal Education
Minnesota State Bar Association
Continuing Legal Education
Your State Bar at Work for You
Prepare
for the
Specialist
Exam
This 1 ½-day seminar offers an opportunity to
review the fundamental principles of more than
20 areas that are the basis for practicing labor
and employment law in Minnesota.
It’s designed specifically to help prepare you
for the Labor & Employment Law Specialist
Certification Examination, which will be given on
Saturday, October 1, 2011.
Even if you’re not taking the exam, this is a great
opportunity to hear from 12 knowledgeable and
experienced practitioners and receive course
materials that distill critical legal concepts in this
practice area.
Employment
&Labor Law
Federal and Minnesota
Special Features
• Strategically designed “exam prep” –
covering 20+ topic areas
• 12 experienced practitioners gathered to
deliver this instruction in a meaningful,
helpful format
• 8.75 CLE credits (applied for)
• 8.75 Labor & Employment Law Specialist
Credits (applied for)
• A fast-paced overview/refresher for any
attorney, whether or not you’re planning to
sit for the exam
PLUS – Reduced course tuition!
We’re reducing the price of this seminar to facilitate
preparation for the Certification Exam, but even if
you’re not sitting for the exam, you can benefit from
this reduced registration fee.
Minnesota Continuing
State Bar Legal Education
Association
2550 UNIVERSITY AVE W #160-S, SAINT PAUL MN 55114
DATED MATERIAL – PLEASE EXPEDITE!
RECYCLABLE
Employment
&Labor Law
Federal and Minnesota
Prepare
for the
Specialist
Exam
Monday & Tuesday,
August 8 and 9, 2011
Video replays available.
• Designed specifically to
help prepare you for the
Labor & Employment
Law Specialist Exam
• Also a great overview
and refresher for other
practitioners working in,
or considering, this
practice area
Monday & Tuesday, August 8 & 9, 2011
Minnesota CLE Conference Center
Seventh Street & Nicollet Mall
Third Floor City Center, Minneapolis
Video replay details inside.
Co-sponsored by the
MSBA Labor and
Employment Law Section

Day 1 – Monday, August 8 Day 2 – Tuesday, August 9
8:30 – 8:50 a.m.
check-in & continental breakfast
8:50 – 9:00 a.m.
Welcome & Introduction
by Course Chairs
9:00 – 9:15 a.m.
Overview of the Labor &
Employment Law Specialist
Certification Exam
– Howard L. Bolter
9:15 – 10:15 a.m.
Employment Discrimination
State and federal employment discrimination
statutes, including Title VII, the Americans
with Disabilities Act (discrimination and
accommodation), the Age Discrimination in
Employment Act, the Older Workers Benefit
Protection Act, the Equal Pay Act, the Minnesota
Human Rights Act. Also, coverage of releases of
employment discrimination claims, arbitrability
of claims, and how employment discrimination
statutes affect analysis in reductions-in-force.
– Steven Andrew Smith
10:15 – 10:30 a.m.
Whistleblower, Reprisal, Retaliation
Federal and state whistleblower, reprisal,
retaliation claims.
– Robert C. Boisvert, Jr.
10:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Questions and answers
10:45 – 11:00 a.m.
Break
11:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Common-Law
Employment Claims
Employment torts including tortious interference,
invasion of privacy, defamation and negligence.
Employment contracts, non-compete/restrictive
covenants, executive compensation.
– Lawrence P. Schaefer
11:30 – 11:45 a.m.
Ethics Issues in Labor and
Employment Practice
Including ethics issues involved in investigations;
contact with unrepresented parties, co-workers,
and supervisors; multijurisdictional practice; and
more.
– Patrick R. Burns
11:45 – 12:00 noon
Questions and Answers
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch (on your own)
1:00 – 1:30 p.m.
What Every Employment Attorney
Needs to Know About Labor Law
Labor law restrictions that apply to non-union
employers’ policies; labor grievances and their
interplay with other employment law claims;
when and how you must consider the fact
that a workplace is unionized when rendering
employment law advice.
– Paul J. Zech
1:30 – 2:00 p.m.
Wage and Hour
Federal Fair Labor Standards Act, state wage and
hour laws, prevailing wage (federal and state) and
settlements/releases in the wage-hour context.
– Katherine A. Lawler
2:00 – 2:15 p.m.
Family and Medical Leave
Federal Family and Medical Leave Act and
state law equivalents.
– Mary M. Krakow
2:15 – 2:30 p.m.
Questions and answers
2:30 – 2:45 p.m.
BREAK
2:45 – 3:45 p.m.
“And More”
• Part 1: Benefits Law for the Labor &
Employment Attorney
• Part 2: Immigration Law for the Labor &
Employment Attorney
• Part 3: Other Significant State and Federal
Employment Laws
Minn. Stat. 181; occupational safety and
health (OSHA and state health and safety
laws); unemployment compensation; state
and federal veterans rights; federal contract
compliance; DOL OFCCP; federal, state and
local affirmative action; and WARN.
– Marko J. Mrkonich
3:45 – 4:00 p.m.
Questions and Answers
8:30 – 8:45 a.m.
continental breakfast
8:45 – 9:45 a.m.
Federal and State Private-
Sector Labor Laws
Overview of NLRA, NLRB proceedings,
organizing and unfair labor practices.
– Paul J. Zech
9:45 – 10:15 a.m.
Arbitrations
Grievance and interest arbitration; challenges
to arbitrability; appeals; and more.
– Jeffrey W. Jacobs
10:15 – 10:30 a.m.
Questions and Answers
10:30 – 10:45 a.m.
BREAK
10:45 – 11:15 a.m.
Collective Bargaining
Mandatory versus permissive subjects of
bargaining; card check/neutrality agreements;
good faith standard; effect of impasse; and
more.
– Roger Jensen
Faculty
Robert C. Boisvert, Jr.
Course Co-Chair
Fredrikson & Byron PA
Minneapolis
Paul J. Zech
Course Co-Chair
Felhaber Larson Fenlon & Vogt PA
Minneapolis
Howard L. Bolter
Borkon Ramstead Mariani
Fishman & Carp
Minneapolis
Patrick R. Burns
Minnesota Office of Lawyers
Professional Responsibility
Saint Paul
Douglas R. Christensen
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Minneapolis
Gregg M. Corwin
Gregg M. Corwin & Associate
Law Office PC
Saint Louis Park
Jeffrey W. Jacobs
Wilkerson & Hegna
Edina
Roger Jensen
Miller O’Brien Cummins, PLLP
Minneapolis
Mary M. Krakow
Fredrikson & Byron PA
Minneapolis
11:15 – 11:45 a.m.
Duty of Fair Representation
Claims, LMRDA, Labor Disputes
Strikes, lockouts, and picketing; duty of fair
representation claims; overview of Labor-
Management Reporting and Disclosure Act.
– Douglas R. Christensen
11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Public Sector Labor Laws
Identifying the relevant laws; Minnesota’s
Public Employment Labor Relations Act.
– Gregg M. Corwin
12:15 – 12:30 p.m.
Questions and Answers
Labor & Employment
Law Specialist
Certification
Examination
The MSBA offers Minnesota
practitioners the opportunity to
become Certified Labor & Employment
Law Specialists. The examination will
be given on Saturday, October 1, 2011.
For more information, go to the MSBA
website at www.mnbar.org.
Katherine A. Lawler
U.S. Bank National Association
Minneapolis
Marko J. Mrkonich
Littler Mendelson PC
Minneapolis
Lawrence P. Schaefer
Schaefer Law Firm, LLC
Minneapolis
Steven Andrew Smith
Nichols Kaster PLLP
Minneapolis
COURSE
INFORMATION
LIVE PRESENTATION
August 8 & 9, 2011
Minnesota CLE Conference Center
Seventh Street & Nicollet Mall
Third Floor City Center, Minneapolis
VIDEO REPLAYS
Schedule times for video replays are
subject to change due to abbreviated
lunch and break periods. Start times
are as indicated below. Please register
at least one week in advance to secure
your copy of the course materials on
the day of the seminar.
Minneapolis – 8/24-25/11
(Registration 8:30; Replay 9:00)
Minnesota CLE Conference Center
Seventh Street & Nicollet Mall
Third Floor City Center
Duluth – 9/16/11
(Registration 8:00; Replay 8:30)
Radisson Hotel Duluth—Harborview
505 West Superior Street
Moorhead – 9/8-9/11
(Registration 9:00; Replay 9:15)
Moorhead Public Library
118 Fifth Street South
CREDITS
Minnesota CLE is applying to the
Minnesota State Board of CLE for
8.75 standard CLE credits and to the
MSBA for 8.75 Labor & Employment
Law Specialist credits.
ACCOMMODATION
If you have a disability and need an
accommodation in order to attend,
please contact us as soon as possible
at 2550 University Avenue West, Suite
160-S, Saint Paul, MN 55114 or call us
at 651-227-8266 or 800-759-8840.
CANCELLATION/No-Show POLICY
Paid registrants who cancel their
registration at least 72 hours before
the program will receive a full credit
on their account; if fewer than 72
hours, a $25 administrative fee will be
deducted. Paid registrants who do not
cancel, yet fail to attend, will receive
the written materials. Passholders may
purchase the materials for 50% of the
full retail price.
QUESTIONS?
Call 651-227-8266 or 800-759-8840 or
visit us online at www.minncle.org.
REGISTRATION/ORDER FORM
Employment
&Labor Law
August 8 and 9, 2011
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Prepare
for the
Specialist
Exam