Introduction
Anne is a partner in the firm, and a member of the Employment, Litigation and International Law Group. Her practice involves advising employers, management individuals, and officers and directors in all areas of employment and personnel practice, including hiring practices, termination, compensation, background checks, drug and alcohol testing, personnel policies, executive and other employment, noncompetition, and confidentiality agreements, affirmative action, shareholder/employee issues, and harassment and other EEO investigations. Anne also advises U.S. companies in employment and personnel matters for operations outside U.S. borders. She has defended employers in litigation before federal and state courts involving the full range of employment issues, including harassment, disability, age and other discrimination, wrongful discharge, contract, noncompetition, trade secret, defamation, and whistleblower claims, as well as shareholder-related litigation. Anne regularly practices before administrative agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the U.S. Department of Labor, as well as related state and local agencies. Anne speaks frequently to professional and business groups on employment and international employment issues.
Education
- University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., 1984
- Journal of Law and Inequality, 1982-84
- University of Michigan, A.B., Political Science, 1980
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota
- U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Admitted pro hac vice in many jurisdictions throughout the country
Practice Areas
Languages
- Spanish
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
- “New Family and Medical Leave Act Regulations Issued,” FredNEWS: Employment & Labor, November 25, 2008
- Author, Minnesota State Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Newsletter, Discrimination Section (quarterly newsletter - ongoing)
- “Recent Case Developments,” “Are Your Employees Legal?,” and “Are Employees Who Complain (or Whine) About Employer Practices Legally Protected,” Fredrikson & Byron’s 24th Annual Employment & Labor Law Seminar, October 30, 2008
- “Minnesota Supreme Court Adopts Liability Standard for Harassment by a Supervisor,” FredNEWS: Employment & Labor, July 2008
- “Minnesota Supreme Court Issues Decision In Vacation-Pay Case,” FredNEWS: Employment & Labor, January 2008
- “Minnesota Supreme Court Rules In Vacation Pay Case,” FredNEWS: Employment & Labor, November 2007
- “High Risk Terminations,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Annual Employment & Labor Law Seminar, October 2007
- “High Risk Terminations,” Human Resources 2007, Thompson Publishing Group, published in 2007
- “Privacy Update: A New Twist,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Employment & Labor Law Focus Newsletter, September 2006
- “Vacation as Wages,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Employment & Labor Law Focus Newsletter, September 2006
- “Independent Contractor Status: Useful in the Right Circumstances,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Employment & Labor Law Focus Newsletter, January 2006
- “Employee Privacy: New Rules Affecting Disposal of Background Check Information,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Employment & Labor Law Focus Newsletter, July 2005
- “The Not So Innocuous Unemployment Compensation Hearing,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Employment & Labor Law Focus Newsletter, March 2005
- “Employment References,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Bank Focus Newsletter, March 2005
- “New Reference Law,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Employment & Labor Law Focus Newsletter, June 2004
- “The Maturing Workforce and Federal Age Protections,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Employment & Labor Law Focus Newsletter, June 2004
- “A New Era for Whistleblowers,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Employment & Labor Law Focus Newsletter, February 2004
- “The Supreme Court Further Defines the Parameters of the Americans with Disabilities Act,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Employment & Labor Law Focus Newsletter
- “The Current ‘How To’ of Harassment Risk Management,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Employment & Labor Law Focus Newsletter
- U.S. Discrimination Law Topics, European Employment Lawyers Association Conference
- Application to US Anti-Discrimination Law to Operations Abroad, ABA International Labor Law Conference
- “Trade Secret and Noncompetition Issues in Employment Law,” Minnesota Institute of Continuing Legal Education
- “Minority Shareholder Issues for the Small Business,” Minnesota Institute of Continuing Legal Education
- “Misconduct and the Americans with Disabilities Act,” Minnesota Institute of Continuing Legal Education
- “Application of U.S. Anti-Discrimination Law to Operations Abroad,” Minnesota Institute of Continuing Legal Education
- “The Americans With Disabilities Act and the Workplace: Addressing Reasonable Accommodation and Related Issues,” Minnesota Institute of Continuing Legal Education
- “Leaves of Absence - The Family and Medical Leave Act, The Americans With Disabilities Act and The Minnesota Human Rights Act: Finding Your Way Through the Maze,” Minnesota Institute of Continuing Legal Education
- “The Myth of ‘Employment at Will:’ Minnesota Employment Torts,” Minnesota Institute of Continuing Legal Education
- “Noncompetition Litigation: Seeking and Defending Against Efforts to Obtain Temporary Restraining orders,” Minnesota Institute of Continuing Legal Education
- “Reasonable Accommodation Under the Americans With Disabilities Act and the Minnesota Human Rights Act: An Update on the Developments,” Minnesota Institute of Continuing Legal Education
Professional Activities
- Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi (formerly Robins, Zelle, Larson & Kaplan), Employment and Business Litigation, 1985-89
- Horton and Langevin, Employment Litigation, 1985
- William Mitchell College of Law, Adjunct Professor, Discrimination Law
- University of St. Thomas, Adjunct Professor, Employment Law and International Employment Law
- American Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section, International Labor Law Committee, International Section, Litigation Section
- International Bar Association
- Minnesota State Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section, (past Chair, Vice Chair, Governing Council member)
- Hennepin County Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section
Judicial Clerkship
- Honorable John E. Simonett, Minnesota Supreme Court, 1984-85
Honors & Distinctions
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America
- 2005 Who’s Who in Women in Law – Top 100 Female Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyer (top five percent of Minnesota attorneys as selected by peers in MSP Communications survey)