Introduction

Mary is a shareholder and Chair of the Employment & Labor Law Group. She provides advice and training on all aspects of employment law including such topics as discrimination, harassment, disability accommodation, FMLA and other leaves of absence, hiring and firing, discipline, employee handbooks and policies, wage and hour issues, and unemployment compensation. She drafts affirmative action plans, drug and alcohol testing policies, employment contracts, and non-competition and confidentiality agreements. Mary also provides harassment prevention and other employment-related training for managers, supervisors, and employees.

Education

• University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., 1990, cum laude
• Minnesota Law Review, 1988-1990
• Note and Comment Editor, 1989-1990
• St. Cloud State University, M.S., 1985
• Northern State College, B.S., 1975, summa cum laude

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 1990
• U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, 1990
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1993
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1995

Practice Areas

• Employment & Labor, Chair
• Bank & Finance

Selected Publications & Presentations

• Co-presenter, The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009: Employers Need to Act Now to Avoid Wage Discrimination Claims, June 24, 2009
• “Managing the Legal Risks of Behavior that Undermines A Culture of Safety,” Health Law Webinar Series, June 10, 2009
• “Ledbetter Act Requires Employer Action Now,” FredNEWS: Employment & Labor, April 2009
• Speaker, Preventing Employee Problems: Managing Toxic Workplace Behavior, April 14, 2009
• “Creating Enforceable Noncompete Agreements with Bank Officers and Other Key Employees,” co-authored with Emily Duke and Sarah Gibbs, Summer Associate, Banking & Law Journal, March 2009
• “FMLA-The Latest and Greatest” and “Worker’s Comp Light Duty, Disability, and FMLA,” Fredrikson & Byron’s 24th Annual Employment & Labor Law Seminar, October 30, 2008
• “Creating Enforceable Noncompete Agreements with Bank Officers and Other Key Employees,” co-authored with Emily Duke and Sarah Gibbs, Summer Associate, FredNEWS: Bank & Finance, September 2008
• “Banks and Minnesota Medical Clinics Are Often Subject to Affirmative Action Requirements,” FredNEWS: Employment & Labor, March 2008
• “Update on New Affirmative Action Obligations for State Contractors,” FredNEWS: Employment & Labor, March 2008
• Co-Chair, Wage and Hour Seminar, Minnesota CLE, February 2008
• “Are You Covered by Affirmative-Action Requirements?,” FredNEWS: Employment & Labor, January 2008
• “ADA/MHRA Reasonable Accommodation” and “Ten (or so) Things Employers Need to Know about FMLA Leave, Intermittent and Otherwise,” Fredrikson & Byron’s 23rd Annual Employment & Labor Law Seminar, October 11, 2007
• “The New Federal Minimum Wage: Much Ado About Nothing for Many Until 2008,” FredNEWS:  Employment & Labor, August 2007
• “Ten Wage and Hour Mistakes and How to Avoid Them,” 24th and 22nd Annual Upper Midwest Employment Law Institutes, Minnesota CLE, May, 2005, 2007
• “Family and Medical Leave Act Basics,” Annual Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, Minnesota CLE, May, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
• “Three Often-Overlooked and Potentially Costly Employment Requirements,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Employment & Labor Law Focus Newsletter, February 2007
• “EEO-1 Filing Requirements Undergo Changes,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Bank Focus Newsletter, December 2006
• “Workplace Bullying: What Should an Employer Do?,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Employment & Labor Law Focus Newsletter, April 2006
• “Donning, Doffing, Walking and Waiting: Paid or Unpaid Time?,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Employment & Labor Law Focus Newsletter, January 2006
• “Minnesota Employers May Pay Wages Using Payroll Card Accounts,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Employment & Labor Law Focus and Bank Focus Newsletters, September 2005
• “Are You Paying the Correct Amount of Overtime?,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Employment & Labor Law Focus Newsletter, March 2005
• “Fair Labor Standards Act: New Regulations Govern Exempt Employees,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Employment & Labor Law Seminar, June 2, 2004
• “Family and Medical Leave Act Basics,” 21^st Annual Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, Minnesota CLE, May 26, 2004
• Speaker, Fredrikson & Byron’s Leadership Series for Women: Discipline and Documentation to Reduce Your Legal Risk, May 2004
• “Preventing Harassment Allegations,” Women’s Business Minnesota, January 2004
• “Complying with Minnesota’s New Conceal and Carry Law,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Bank Focus Newsletter, September 2003
• “Federal and Minnesota Law Provide Leave Protection,” Women’s Business Minnesota, July 2003

Professional Activities

• American Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section
• Minnesota State Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section
• Hennepin County Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section
• Volunteer Lawyers Network, Ltd., Treasurer (1994-1996) Personnel Committee Chair (1993-1994)