Employment & Labor Law
We understand what you have at stake. Whether you are defending or bringing a claim, the highly technical nature of employment-related legal issues demands experience and a passion for justice.
For employers, we seek first to help you avoid litigation. When litigation is unavoidable, our employment attorneys are ready to prosecute or defend your case to a successful conclusion. In all cases, we focus on helping you manage business risks to protect what you have built.
When employment difficulties arise, it is important to act intelligently and proactively every step of the way. Our attorneys help identify the best options for resolving difficult and challenging issues while balancing that need against the financial and emotional costs surrounding the dispute.
Our employment attorneys wield deep experience across the gamut of employment law issues, ranging from less complex issues such as entitlements, unemployment compensation and the drafting of employee handbooks to more complex matters related to wrongful termination, non-compete agreements and trade secrets disputes. In every case, our skilled employment lawyers will help you protect you. Our experience advising clients not only makes us better evaluators and defenders of employment claims, it increases the likelihood that your employment issue will be resolved as successfully and efficiently as possible.
News Items
- Hellmuth & Johnson Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America® 2024 Lists
- Hellmuth & Johnson Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America® 2023 Lists
- Attorney Mary Ellen Reihsen Joins Hellmuth & Johnson
- Attorney Jason S. Raether Joins Hellmuth & Johnson
- Hellmuth & Johnson Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America© 2022 List
- Hellmuth & Johnson Attorneys Named to 2021 Minnesota Super Lawyers and Rising Stars List
- Attorney Thomas Priebe Joins Hellmuth & Johnson
- Hellmuth & Johnson Welcomes Litigation Attorney Daniel Asiedu to the Firm
- Hellmuth & Johnson attorneys named to the 2017 Minnesota Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists
- Three Hellmuth & Johnson Attorneys Named Partner
Thought Leadership
- Legal Update: New OSHA Laws Affecting Employers
- New Proposed National Standard for Identifying Independent Contractors
- Dos and Don’ts in Employment: No-Poach Agreements Under Scrutiny
- Attorney Spotlight: John Steffenhagen
- Attorney Spotlight: Tom Priebe
- Attorney Spotlight: Brian Niemczyk
- Employee Restrictive Covenants, Part 4: What Types of Employees Should be Most Worried?
- Employee Restrictive Covenants, Part 3: What is a “Reasonable” Scope?
- Businesses Using Freelance Workers or Independent Contractors in Minneapolis Need Written Contract Beginning 2021
- Employer Alert: 2021 Minimum Wage Increases in Minnesota
Past Seminars
- Legal & Business Issues Affecting Contractors 2020
- 2019 Community Association Fall Seminar
- CLE: Millennials and Gen Xers Are in Your Jury – Are You Ready?
- 2019 Community Association Spring Seminar
- 2019 Community Association Spring Seminar
- Legal and Business Issues Affecting Contractors 2019
- Community Association Seminar Fall 2018
- Divorce Litigation from Start to Finish
- New Overtime Rules Seminar 2016
- Second Saturday Divorce Seminar
- Community Association Seminar Fall 2016
- Revocable Living Trusts from Start to Finish
- Entertainment Law
- Revocable Trusts from A to Z
- Business Decisions You Can Bank On
- Cyberliability Insurance Session
- Intellectual Property – Armor for Entrepreneurs
- Small Business Series: Wage and Hour Issues
- Mastering Fiduciary Accounting Income
- Small Business Series: Succession Planning
- Drafting IRA Trusts
- Proactive vs. Reactive: Charitable Giving Seminar
- 2017 Women’s Entrepreneurship Conference
- Small Business Series: Intellectual Property
- Community Association Seminar Spring 2017
- Trusts From A to Z
- 2017 Probate & Trust Law Conference
- What Can You Do With Property Nobody Wants?
- How Not to Get Sued
- Estate Planning: The Ultimate Guide
- How To Get It Done: A Homeowners Guide
- Accommodation Requests Under the Fair Housing Act
- Small Business Series: Business Banking
- Legal and Business Issues Affecting Contractors 2017
- Commercial RE Seminar: Environmental Due Diligence
- ABA Property Insurance Law Spring CLE Conference
- Community Association Seminar Spring 2018
- Preventative Maintenance & Const. Defect Claims
- Single Member LLCs
- Revocable Living Trusts 101
- Trust Taxation: The Ultimate Guide
- Legal and Business Issues Affecting Contractors 2018
- Intellectual Property: Start to Finish
- 2017 Greater Mankato MHA Conference and Trade Show
- Community Association Seminar Fall 2017
- Drafting IRA Trusts
- Small Business Series: Non-Competes & More
- Rochester Community Association Seminar 2017
- What’s Your End Game? Succession Planning
- Handling the Sale of a Business
- “Guilty Until Proven Innocent” Flooring Seminar