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The Minneapolis law firm of Schaefer Halleen focuses on the protection of individual rights through the resolution of employment law claims. We give a voice to victims of workplace misconduct. We are honored that our clients trust us to counsel them through the litigation process. We commit to apply the full breadth of our experience, skill, and creativity toward a satisfactory resolution of each case we take. Contact us for a confidential consultation about your legal problem. We will help you solve it.
“My clients inspire me every day. It’s a privilege to help victims of illegal workplace conduct move past this trauma and have their dignity and self-worth restored, while holding the offending employer accountable.”
-Lawrence P. Schaefer, Owner and President
Recent Blog Posts
At-Will Employees Have Rights
By Lawrence P. Schaefer | In Minnesota, as in most states, employment is presumed to be “at-will.” This means that in the absence of a common law, contract, or statutory right, an employer is free to terminate an employee “for any reason or no reason at all,” and employees are also free to resign employment […]
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BREAKING: Black Carpenters Achieve Settlement Regarding Race Harassment Claims
Contacts Peter G. Christian Anna Veit-Carter Schaefer Halleen, LLC 412 South Fourth Street, Suite 1050 Minneapolis, MN 55415 Phone: 612-294-2619 Email: PChristian@SchaeferHalleen.com Web: www.SchaeferHalleen.com Black Carpenters Achieve Settlement with JL Schwieters Construction Regarding Race Harassment Claims Lawsuit Alleged Supervisor Threatened Black Workers with Noose and Burning Cross Minneapolis, MN, September 7, 2017, – – – […]
ADEA Turning 50
By Anna L. Veit-Carter | The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), the federal statute that protects employees over the age of 40 from discrimination in the workplace, will turn 50 later this year. Under the ADEA, an employer with more than 20 employees cannot make decisions about hiring, firing, layoffs, pay, benefits, or any […]
The Truth About Women as Business Leaders
By Bert Black | The now infamous July 2017 Memo from a male Google engineer about the supposed limitations of women as techies and business leaders provides a fascinating glimpse into the gender bias that persists in corporate America. Often only veiled and implicit, this bias was all too explicit in the memo, which serves […]
Terminating Employees for Off-the-clock Activities or Political Beliefs
By Lawrence P. Schaefer | Can an employer fire an employee for out-of-the-workplace activities, behavior or political beliefs? As we become more and more polarized as a society, and the blue/red political divide begins to infect the workplace, where does the line get drawn between your private life and your work life? I’m speaking on […]
