April 12, 2018 – Last week, firm partners Frances Baillon, Joni Thome and Shawn Wanta presented at the Eighth Circuit NELA Conference held in downtown Minneapolis. This two-day biennial conference brought together lawyers and professionals from Minnesota, Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska who represent employees and face common substantive issues to the practice of employment law in the Eighth Circuit.
March 27, 2018 – Baillon Thome Jozwiak & Wanta LLP is pleased to announce that attorneys Kaarin Nelson Schaffer and Jerri Adams have joined the firm’s employment litigation practice group.
March 15, 2018 – This week, firm partners Chris Jozwiak and Frances Baillon presented to legal practitioners on key issues in employment law. Chris presented to members of the Minnesota Association for Justice on the “Top 10 Things to Know about Employment Law.” Frances presented to members of the Minnesota Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association (MN-NELA) on “Appellate Practice in Employment Law Cases.”
March 8, 2018 – Baillon Thome Jozwiak & Wanta LLP is proud to welcome Scott Moriarity to the firm. As partner, Scott joins the firm’s class and complex litigation practice group, bringing years of experience litigating employment and consumer disputes throughout Minnesota and the United States.
March 6, 2018 – Firm attorney Adam Gillette presented at the 2018 Workers’ Compensation Seminar hosted by the Minnesota Association for Justice. At the annual seminar, which was held on March 2nd, Adam discussed the employment law claims workers’ compensation practitioners should look for in their practice.
February 22, 2018 – Firm partner Chris Jozwiak was quoted in a recent article published by Super Lawyers® entitled, “Wage Theft in Minnesota: A Glaring Problem and a Solution.” The article highlights the many ways in which Minnesota employers take advantage of nearly 40,000 employees each year.
February 8, 2018 – Last week, Firm attorney Dustin Massie presented at the inaugural Rising Professionals Symposium in Las Vegas, Nevada. Organized by the FBA, the conference brought together young attorneys and legal minds from around the country to discuss ways to help up-and-coming lawyers build their practice and become leaders in the legal community. Dustin led the session, “Cut the Small Talk, Get Real and Grow Your Career.”
January 9, 2018 – Firm partners Frances Baillon and Joni Thome will present on workplace conduct at the Mitchell Hamline School of Law Alumni CLE Series. Entitled, “Wait…That Happened at Work?: When Inappropriate Workplace Conduct Becomes Actionable,” this CLE will explore when and how employees and employers cross the line from irritating to actionable under state and federal law.
December 7, 2017 - In his article, “23, My Employer & Me: On Genetic Testing, Privacy, and Employment,” which was published in this month's issue of Bench & Bar of Minnesota, firm attorney Dustin Massie examines federal and state legal protections regarding employee genetic information following his own genetic testing experience with the popular consumer genetics company 23andMe®.
November 9, 2017 – Baillon Thome Jozwiak & Wanta LLP is proud to support Empower Leadership Academy for Girls and their inaugural Gala on Thursday, November 16, 2017, at the Vikings Event Center in downtown Minneapolis. Empower is a nonprofit focused on teaching girls the skills to be the leaders of tomorrow.
October 13, 2017 – Firm partner Frances Baillon helped lead a panel discussion to the MDLA on settlement negotiations and drafting an effective employment settlement agreement. The presentation included a discussion about the importance of a settlement term sheet, which claims can and cannot be released, and the value of clarity and simplicity in the final agreement.
October 10, 2017 - Firm partner Chris Jozwiak took part in a panel discussion to the Minnesota Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association on the effective drafting of employment settlement agreements. Chris joined attorney Sarah Bushnell to share their experience and discuss how both parties in an employment law dispute can benefit from a simplified and concise settlement agreement.