Question of the Day: Key Provisions of Governor Walz’s March 12 Executive Order
What does the Governor’s March 12, 2021, Executive Order mean for Minnesota employers?
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Employment & Labor
Employment & Labor Litigation
Class Action/Wage and Hour Litigation
“I realize litigation can be daunting. When it is unavoidable, I will be your voice. I will be your advocate. I will tell your story with passion and conviction. And I will be fully invested in getting you the best possible outcome.”
Pam is an external investigator for employment matters and also handles a variety of employment and business disputes. Should litigation become unavoidable, she is a zealous advocate on her clients’ behalf.
Pam is routinely called on by companies and government agencies of various sizes to investigate internal complaints by employees, officers, or third-parties. Pam has conducted investigations for Fortune 500 companies, small family-owned businesses, medium-sized businesses, and the Minnesota House of Representatives. Clients engage Pam on such investigations because she has a reputation for conducting impartial and neutral investigations. Matters she has investigated include, among other things: high-profile sexual harassment claims, class-wide or group discrimination claims, retaliation claims, and alleged violations of conflict of interest/ethics rules.
Pam is also an experienced litigator who has handled a full-range of employment and closely-held business dispute cases. She has successfully litigated before state and federal agencies, in private arbitrations, in state and federal court, and before Minnesota’s Court of Appeals, Minnesota’s Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals, and the Minnesota Supreme Court. Pam handles the following cases:
Pam has particular expertise—both in litigation and counseling—in handling family business disputes, non-compete disputes and business tort disputes. “Business torts” include claims arising out of confidentiality, non-compete or non-solicitation agreements, claims involving trade secrets and breach of fiduciary duty claims. Pam also has considerable experience both defending these claims and representing clients who are pursuing them.
Prior to joining Fredrikson & Byron, Pam was a law clerk for the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota, working primarily on human trafficking and child exploitation policy initiatives. She also worked for former federal prosecutor Hank Shea at the Holloran Center for Ethical Leadership in the Professions, part of the University of St. Thomas School of Law, on a unique ethics education initiative involving “lessons learned” presentations by white-collar offenders–including former lawyers, CEOs, CFOs and other executives.
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