Jennifer advises large and small employers in the fields of health care, manufacturing, education, technology, and financial services, including both non-profit and for-profit firms. Drawing on her past experience as a litigator, she helps employers reduce legal risks and achieve compliance with employment laws while meeting business objectives. Jennifer advises employers with respect to a wide range of personnel management issues, including wage/hour compliance, disability accommodation, leave administration, policy development, independent contractor classification, and executive employment and separation agreements.
Her representative experience includes:
- Advising employers with respect to the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- Assisting employers to conduct internal self-audits of employee wage-and-hour classifications
- Reviewing and drafting executive employment agreements and separation agreements, leased employee agreements and independent contractor agreements
- Reviewing and drafting employee handbooks and other personnel policies and procedures, including social media policies and drug testing policies
- Advising employers with respect to personnel decisions, disability accommodation, leave requests, wage-and-hour issues, discipline, discharge, and drug testing
- Providing training presentations regarding such topics as the prevention of harassment and discrimination and the adoption of social media policies
- Adjunct Professor, University of St. Thomas School of Law, Spring Semester (2012)
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan, Hon. Douglas W. Hillman, 1994-95
- The Keys to an Effective Social Media Policy: Knowing the Client's Business
2011 Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, MN CLE (May, 2011)
- Health Care Regulatory and Reform Update
Faegre & Benson LLP, Minnesota Hospital Association (April, 2011)
- Wage & Hour Law Today: The Essentials
Faegre & Benson LLP (February, 2011)
- Social Media Strategies: How to Leverage the Web 2.0 World While Avoiding Legal Missteps
Faegre & Benson LLP (February, 2011)
- Social Media, the 21st Century Water Cooler
Course Chair, MN CLE (November, 2010)
- The Keys to an Effective Social Media Policy: Knowing the Client's Business
MN CLE (November, 2010)
- New Family and Medical Leave Act Regulations-What They Mean for Employers
Faegre & Benson LLP (January, 2009)
- ADA Amendments Act of 2008-What It Means For Employers
Faegre & Benson LLP (October, 2008)
Related Practices
Employment Counseling & Compliance
Federal & State Employment Laws & Regulations
Human Resources Advice & Training
Labor Regulation
Labor, Employment & Benefits
Leave & Disability Management
Regulatory
Social Media Counseling & Guidance
Related Industries
Health Care
Education
University of Michigan Law School
J.D., magna cum laude, Law Review (1994)
Hope College
B.A., summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa (1990)
Legal Updates
25-February-2010 - Facebook Fears: Labor Law and Social Networking
04-November-2009 - New Federal Legislation Alters Military Family Leave Entitlements Under FMLA
01-October-2009 - EEOC Proposes Revised ADA Proposed Regulations
18-June-2009 - Managing Intermittent Leave Under the FMLA
13-May-2009 - EEOC Provides Guidance on Health Risk Assessments as Wellness Programs
25-March-2009 - The Medical Certification Process Under the FMLA
24-February-2009 - Amendments to ADA Expand Coverage
01-December-2008 - The New FMLA Regulations: Leave for Families of Military Personnel
Bar Admissions
Minnesota
Court Admissions
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Events
26-January-2012 - Employer Roundtable: A Discussion with Commissioner Kevin Lindsey
21-April-2011 - Health Care Regulatory and Reform Update
15-February-2011 - Wage & Hour Law Today: The Essentials
01-February-2011 - Social Media Strategies: How to Leverage the Web 2.0 World While Avoiding Legal Missteps
26-January-2010 - 2010 MHA Health Care Regulatory Update
21-August-2009 - Webcast—Off-Duty and Online: Social Media Pitfalls for Employers and Policies for Prevention
08-January-2009 - New Family and Medical Leave Act Regulations—What They Mean for Employers
23-October-2008 - ADA Amendments Act of 2008—What It Means For Employers