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Robert C. Boisvert
Robert C. Boisvert
 
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Introduction

Bob is a shareholder in Fredrikson & Byron’s Employment & Labor Law Group. Bob counsels employers on a wide range of employment issues, including hiring and firing, discipline, harassment investigations, personnel manuals, employee handbooks, severance agreements, employment contracts, and non-competition and confidentiality agreements. Bob represents employers before federal, state, and local anti-discrimination agencies and in cases involving claims of discrimination, breach of employment contract, and liability for employment-related torts. Bob also trains employers and supervisors on harassment prevention and employment law compliance and frequently speaks to attorneys and human resources professionals on the full spectrum of legal issues affecting the workplace.

Education

  • University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., 1985, cum laude
  • Staff Member, Law and Inequality: A Journal of Theory and Practice,1984-85
  • University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, B. A., 1982, magna cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • Minnesota, 1985
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, 1986
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1988
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1992

Practice Areas

Selected Publications & Presentations

  • “Application of Basic Employment Law,” Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, May 28-29, 2009
  • “Rules of Disciplinary Documentation,” Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, May 28-29, 2009
  • “Managing Intermittent Leave and Chronic Absenteeism: How to Discipline without Retaliation,” Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, February 24, 2009
  • “What Employers Need to Know About the Americans with Disabilities Amendment Act,” Fredrikson & Byron Seminar, December 16, 2008
  • Co-Chair, The New ADA, Minnesota CLE, December 15, 2008
  • “ADAAA Workplace Case Studies: A Panel Discussion,” The New ADA, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, December 15, 2008
  • “Voting Leave? With Pay?,” and “Rules of Disciplinary Documentation,” Fredrikson & Byron’s 24th Annual Employment & Labor Law Seminar, October 30, 2008
  • “The Incredible Shrinking Workforce: Employee Terminations and Reductions in Force,” Health Law Webinar, October 8, 2008
  • “Election Day Is Upon Us: Do You Know the Rules for Employee Time Off to Vote?,” FredNEWS: Employment & Labor, September 2008
  • “15 Tough Termination Questions and Their Answers,” Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, May 30, 2008
  • “Rules of Disciplinary Documentation,” Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, May 30, 2008
  • “Application of Basic Employment Law,” Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, May 29-30, 2008
  • “Conducting Harassment and Discrimination Investigations,” Hot Topics in Employment Law, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, March 20, 2008
  • “Employment Law in Practice,” The New Lawyer Experience, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, January 10, 2008
  • “Rules of Disciplinary Documentation,” Fredrikson & Byron’s 23rd Annual Employment & Labor Law Seminar, October 11, 2007
  • “EEOC’s Caregiver Bias Enforcement Guidance,” Fredrikson & Byron’s 23rd Annual Employment & Labor Law Seminar, October 11, 2007
  • “When Leave and Discipline Collide: Documenting to Reduce Retaliation Risks,” Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, May 30-31, 2007
  • “Application of Basic Employment Law Principles,” Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, May 30-31, 2007
  • “How to Reduce Your Risks After the Termination,” originally appeared in the November 1999 Fredrikson & Byron Employment & Labor Law Focus Newsletter; revised in March 2007
  • “The Risks of Hiring Someone Bound By a Noncompetition Agreement,” originally appeared in the June 1998 Fredrikson & Byron Employment & Labor Law Focus Newsletter; revised in March 2007
  • “When Leaves and Discipline Collide: Documenting to Reduce Retaliation Risks,” Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, February 21, 2007
  • “Unlocking the Power of Documentation: Why and How to Document,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Employment & Labor Law Focus Newsletter, February 2007
  • “The New Lawyer Experience: Terminating the Problem Employee,” Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, January 8, 2007
  • “Waivers and Releases: Think You've Settled Your Employment Dispute? Think Again,” 33rd Annual Labor & Employment Law Institute, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, November 15, 2006
  • “Introduction to Employment Law A-Z,” 23rd Annual Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute,” Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, May 22-23, 2006
  • “When Leaves and Discipline Collide: Documenting to Reduce Retaliation Risks,” 23rd Annual Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute,” Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, May 22-23, 2006
  • “The Rules of Disciplinary Documentation,” 23rd Annual Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute,” Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, May 22-23, 2006
  • “When Leaves and Discipline Collide: Documenting to Reduce Retaliation Risks,” Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, February 16, 2006
  • “The New Lawyer Experience: Terminating the Problem Employee,” Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, January 9, 2006
  • “Discipline, Documentation and Discharge of Problem Employees,” Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, December 15, 2005
  • “Recent Case May Complicate Enforcement of Noncompetition Agreements,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Employment & Labor Law Focus Newsletter, September 2005
  • “Introduction to Employment Law: A - Z,” 22nd Annual Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, June 3, 2005
  • “The Rules of Disciplinary Documentation,” 22nd Annual Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, June 3, 2005
  • “Sure-Fire Firing Mistakes: How to Avoid the Mistakes that Land Employers in Court,” Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, February 2, 2005
  • “Employee Handbooks That Work,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Employment & Labor Law Focus Newsletter, January 2005
  • “The New Lawyer Experience: Terminating the Problem Employee,” Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, January 10, 2005
  • “Discipline, Documentation and Discharge of Problem Employees,” Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, December 15, 2004
  • “The Rules of Disciplinary Documentation,” 21st Annual Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, May 27, 2004
  • “How to Assess and Reduce Risk When Considering Termination,” 21st Annual Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, May 26, 2004
  • “Discipline, Documentation and Discharge of Problem Employees,” Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, January 20, 2004
  • “Sure-Fire Firing Mistakes,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Employment & Labor Law Focus Newsletter, October 2003
  • “Healthcare Providers Wrestle with New Conceal and Carry Law,” Minnesota Physician, September 2003
  • “Conceal and Carry: Employers Wrestle with Minnesota's New Law,” Employee Benefits Planner, Vol. 10, No. 3., p. 8 (Third Quarter 2003)
  • “Sure-Fire Firing Mistakes,” 20th Annual Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, May 29, 2003
  • “The Rules of Disciplinary Documentation,” 20th Annual Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, May 29, 2003
  • “You Ask the Experts - Open Forum on Discipline and Discharge,” 20th Annual Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, May 29, 2003
  • “Dealing With the Absent Employee,” Employee Benefits Planner, Vol. 9, No. 4., p. 1 (Fall 2002)
  • “Discipline, Documentation and Discharge of Problem Employees,” Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, November 22, 2002
  • “Discipline, Documentation and Discharge of Problem Employees,” Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, November 22, 2002
  • “Dealing with the Absent Employee,” Employee Benefits Planner, Vol. 9, No. 4., p. 1 (Fall 2002)
  • “Dealing with the Absent Employee,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Employment & Labor Law Focus Newsletter, August 2002
  • “Dealing with the Absent Employee,” 19th Annual Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, May 30, 2002
  • “The Rules of Disciplinary Documentation,” 19th Annual Upper Midwest Employment Law Insitute, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, May 30, 2002
  • “The Rules of Disciplinary Documentation,” 2002 Business Law Institute, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, April 18, 2002
  • “Discipline, Documentation and Discharge of Problem Employees,” Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, January 24, 2002
  • “The Rules of Disciplinary Documentation,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Employment & Labor Law Focus Newsletter and 2001 Employment Law Series, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, September 19, 2001
  • “The Rules of Disciplinary Documentation,” 18th Annual Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, May 30, 2001
  • “How to Discipline and Discharge Without Landing in Court,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Employment & Labor Law Focus Newsletter, September 2000
  • “Human Resource Management: Discipline & Discharge,” Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, September 28, 2000
  • “Point-Counterpoint: Dissecting an Employment Discrimination Case,” Personnel Law Update 2000, Council on Education in Management, September 25, 2000
  • “Open Forum on Non-Competition and Trade Secret Issues,” 17th Annual Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, May 23, 2000
  • “Discipline and Discharge 101,” 17th Annual Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, May 23, 2000
  • “Litigating in the Employment Arena: Settlements,” Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, March 7, 2000
  • “Minnesota Unemployment Compensation,” Lorman Education Services, June 25, 1999
  • “When does Office Romance Become Company Business?” 16th Annual Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, May 24, 1999
  • “Step-by-Step Plan of Action: What to Do After Receiving a Sexual Harassment Complaint,” Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, October 21, 1998
  • “Ask the Expert: Hiring Employees Bound by Non-competition Agreements,” Best Practices in HR, Issue 630, September 30, 1998
  • “Employment Law Pressing Issues for the Next Millennium: Top 10 Employer Mistakes That Lead to Expensive Employee Lawsuits,” Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, August 5, 1998
  • “10 Ways to Stay Out of Court,” 15th Annual Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, May 29, 1998
  • “How to Give Evaluations that Will Improve Performance and Won’t Land You in Court,” 1998 Personnel Law Update, Council of Education in Management, April 15, 1998

Professional Activities

  • American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, Litigation Section
  • Minnesota State Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section (Chair, 2009-2010; member, Governing Council, 2005-present)
  • Hennepin County Bar Association, Labor & Employment Section, Chair (2000-2001)
  • Volunteer Lawyers Network, Ltd., Chair (1993-94), Personnel Committee Chair (1991-93, 1996-2000), Board of Directors (1988-2000)

Honors & Distinctions

  • Super Lawyer, Minnesota Law & Politics, 1999 - 2008
  • Rising Star, Minnesota Law & Politics, December/January 1999