Shirley Chase, Minnesota Employment Lawyer

As an employment attorney, Shirley Chase has represented both individuals and companies in employment matters. She is an assertive lawyer, with years of in-depth experience in employment law. Ms. Chase’s experience includes successfully representing clients in state and federal court and in front of administrative agencies, such as the EEOC and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights.

Shirley Chase was previously the Commissioner of Labor and Industry for the State of Minnesota. She has represented clients in wage and hour disputes, medical leaves, severance and separation agreements, difficult employment situations, and in hearings and mediations before state and federal agencies, including matters involving discrimination, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Minnesota Human Rights Act, defamation, covenants not to compete, and various other employment matters.

REPRESENTATION FOR EMPLOYERS:

  • Wage and hour consulting, including overtime and minimum wage compliance
  • Drafting and negotiation of non-compete, non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements
  • Drafting employment handbooks and other personnel policies
  • Separation and severance agreements
  • Consulting in the area of family medical, pregnancy and other leaves of absence
  • Defending employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, whistleblower, wrongful termination, and defamation claims
  • Employment and executive contracts
  • Mediations in front of the EEOC and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights
  • Unemployment hearings
  • Consulting for overtime exemptions for health care workers
  • Negotiating and drafting severance and separation and release agreements

REPRESENTATION FOR EMPLOYEES:

  • Overtime and minimum wage claims
  • Leaves of absence, including leaves under the Family and Medical Leave Act
  • Sex, Race and Age Discrimination
  • Pregnancy Discrimination
  • Employment contracts
  • Severance and separation agreements
  • Non-compete agreements
  • Retaliation discrimination
  • Sexual harassment
  • Unemployment benefits
  • Wage and hour claims
  • Disability Claims
  • Whistleblower claims
  • Wrongful termination

Bar admissions

  • Minnesota, 1982
  • U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, 1982

Education

  • J.D., William Mitchell College of Law, cum laude, 1981
  • B.A, University of Minnesota, 1977

Our firm is located on the border of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. A consultation with Shirley Chase is available by calling (651) 321-4944 or by emailing us at info@chaselawoffice.com.