Human Resources Analyst Carol Loncar Joins F&H Team
Flaherty & Hood, P.A. is pleased to welcome Carol Loncar as the newest member of its labor and employee relations team! As a human resources analyst, Carol provides job analysis,
Fitzsimmons and Golliet Present at Labor and Employee Relations Seminars
Flaherty & Hood, P.A. Shareholder Attorney Brandon Fitzsimmons and Human Resources Analyst Lucas Golliet coordinated and presented at the annual Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities Labor and Employee Relations seminars
Flaherty & Hood Gets Discharge of Police Officer Upheld in Grievance Arbitration
Flaherty & Hood Shareholder Attorney Brandon Fitzsimmons successfully represented the City of Winona in a recent disciplinary grievance arbitration. This arbitration arose from a grievance filed by Law Enforcement Labor
Lucas Golliet Earns Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) Designation
Lucas Golliet, a Human Resource Analyst at Flaherty & Hood, has received a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) designation from WorldatWork Society of Certified Professionals, a not-for-profit association that provides certification
Flaherty & Hood Now Offers Job Classification and Compensation Study Services
Flaherty & Hood's labor relations and employment law team now provides job classification, compensation and organizational services to local government units in Minnesota. Led by Attorney/Shareholder Brandon Fitzsimmons and Human
Welcome, Lucas Golliet!
Flaherty & Hood is pleased to welcome our new human resources analyst, Lucas Golliet. A graduate of St. Cloud State University with a B.S. in management with a concentration in
Flaherty & Hood Prevails for City in Labor Contract Arbitration Involving Wage Increases
Flaherty & Hood attorney/shareholder Brandon Fitzsimmons successfully represented the City of Owatonna in a recent labor contract arbitration in which the arbitrator awarded a general wage increase for a law enforcement bargaining unit consistent with Owatonna’s internal wage pattern and denied the union’s request for a “market” wage increase in 2012 and 2013.
Flaherty & Hood Leads Labor and Employee Relations Seminars
On behalf of the CGMC Labor and Employee Relations Committee, Brandon Fitzsimmons and Chris Hood led two Labor and Employee Relations Seminars this summer: May 31 in St. Peter and June 14 in Staples.
Fitzsimmons named shareholder attorney
Flaherty & Hood, P.A. is pleased to announce that Brandon M. Fitzsimmons has been named as a shareholder attorney and elected to the Board of Directors.
Employment past practices: Binding or not?
Unions frequently submit grievances against employers claiming the employer violated a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) by changing and failing to follow a "past practice" without getting agreement from the union before taking the action.
Hood attends city attorney conference
Shareholder/attorney Chris Hood attended the Minnesota City Attorneys Educational Conference February 11.
Furloughs: Are they worth it?
To cut personnel costs and avoid layoffs, many employers are considering or have implemented "furloughs" (i.e., reducing normal hours worked without paying employees for such reduction).
Fitzsimmons conducts employee relations seminar
Flaherty & Hood senior attorney Brandon Fitzsimmons conducted a workshop on October 20 for the City of Austin’s supervisors and managers entitled "Handling Personnel Performance and Conduct and Performance Evaluations."
Scott attends legal conference
Flaherty & Hood attorney Robert Scott attended the Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute Education Conference on May 24-25 in St. Paul.
Flaherty & Hood wins bargaining grievance arbitration for city
Flaherty & Hood senior attorney Brandon Fitzsimmons successfully represented the City of Owatonna in a recent disciplinary grievance arbitration before the State of Minnesota, Bureau of Mediation Services (BMS) pursuant to the Public Employment Labor Relations Act (PELRA).
Labor and employee relations seminars to address cost-saving measures
With cities examining their budgets line-by-line for efficiencies, the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities’ (CGMC) Labor and Employee Relations Committee will hold seminars May 27 in New Ulm and June 10 in Park Rapids to discuss practical solutions for reducing labor- and employee-related costs.