Overview
Erik Mosvick combines substantive experience in-house, on secondment and in law firm settings to provide tailored guidance for employers across a vibrant spectrum of industries — including hospitality, construction, health care, media, retail, technology, education and finance. A versatile labor and employment attorney, he counsels on employee relations and sensitive workplace matters, creates real-world business solutions to the ever-changing realm of employment laws, advises on traditional labor law issues, and defends against labor and employment law claims.
Think you have the most peculiar, outlandish and wearisome workplace situation? Then Erik wants to hear it (he’s incessantly curious!). Reach out with your concerns and watch him parachute in to collaborate. Expect options, risk assessments and straightforward commercial results — without the legalese. His aspiration: Let’s solve pressing workplace issues and then share pictures of our four-legged family members (he’s an equal opportunity pet adorer) or discuss an Office episode.
Employee Relations Counseling & Compliance
Erik assists employers of all sizes, including public and private companies, emerging businesses and nonprofit organizations. His advice is not limited to what the law permits or requires. Erik works closely with clients to drive value and consider the many legal, PR, employee relations and other practical issues companies encounter in managing employment matters. He has advised on employment issues involving foreign operations in Canada, Europe and Asia. His purview includes but is not limited to:
- Hiring practices
- Discipline
- Internal investigations
- Drug and alcohol testing
- Employee leaves of absence and accommodations
- Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) regulations
- Meal and rest periods
- Reorganizations/reductions in force (RIFs)
- Separations
- Employment issues stemming from mergers and acquisitions
Erik also monitors state and federal employment legislation and government agency enforcement priorities. He counsels employers on the latest developments and delivers enjoyable and accessible legal trainings to HR and business leaders.
Labor Management Relations
Erik helps businesses navigate all things labor relations, including grievance arbitrations, unfair labor practice proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and responses to union organizing campaigns and petitions for representation. Erik supports clients and trains supervisors on effective employee management in unionized and non-unionized environments. He also provides strategic advice and counseling on the labor law issues that can arise in mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations, and in consolidations, relocations and closings involving union and non-union facilities.
Employment Litigation and Mediation
With successful experience mediating and litigating employment issues, Erik works with clients to explain how employment decisions will be presented and defended if challenged by employees. He has successfully represented employers in state and federal courts and before federal, state and municipal agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights.
Previous Experience
Erik served as counsel to an international public mountain resort company, where he advised HR and senior leadership and executives on all facets of U.S. and Canadian labor and employment matters. Prior to that role, Erik worked as an associate for legacy Faegre Baker Daniels, which included secondments at private and public, nationwide employers. During law school, Erik gained invaluable experience in a wide variety of roles:
- He became confidentially familiar with courtrooms when prosecuting for the Minneapolis City Attorney’s Office (and later clerking for a Hennepin County District Court Judge after law school).
- He learned the ins and outs of the NLRB during time with the Region 18 office.
- He experienced the employee’s side of issues, spending time representing individuals in unemployment claim hearings and clerking for a first responder’s labor union.
Personal Interests
Ask Erik about his weekend plans and he’ll be sure to mention some adventure. Most of his time is spent in the beautiful outdoors Colorado has to offer. He’s either playing soccer or shinny (pond hockey), skiing and riding the mountains, hunting and fly fishing, or hiking and camping with his wife and their two rescue dogs.
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Credentials
Bar Admissions
Minnesota
Colorado
Court Admissions
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Clerkships
Fourth Judicial District Court of Minnesota, Hon. Lois Conroy, 2013-2015
Education
University of Minnesota Law School
J.D. magna cum laude (2013)
University of Minnesota
B.A. in Political Science (2010)
Insights & Events
Latest
Insights
Other Perspectives
- Employers prepare for changes in Colorado’s paid time-off
Estes Park Trail-Gazette, September 4, 2023 - Colorado Employee Protection And Rights In The Workplace 2023 - Part 2
Republished in HR Legal & Compliance Excellence, September 1, 2023 - Colorado Employee Protection And Right In The Workplace 2023 - Part 1
Republished in HR Legal & Compliance Excellence, August 2, 2023 - Ban On Post-Employment Non-Competes: Minnesota To Join The League
Republished in HR Legal & Compliance Excellence, May 31, 2023 - Ready or Not, Colorado’s FAMLI Program Is Here and With New Year Requirements
Republished in Law Week Colorado, January 16, 2023 - Who Do You Work For?
The Labouring Oar, Winter 2016 - Recent Developments With the NLRB
April 2016
Firm Blog Contributions
- LaborSphere – a resource providing coverage and insights on breaking cases, recently enacted legislation and a broad range of labor issues
Leadership & Community
Pro Bono
- Volunteer Lawyers Network
- Local nonprofit organizations (representing and counseling on various employment law matters)
Professional Associations
- American Bar Association — Labor & Employment Law Section Member, Practice & Procedure Under the NLRA Committee Member
- Federal Bar Association
Honors
- Faegre Drinker — Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2021
- Faegre Baker Daniels — Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2017-18
No aspect of these recognitions has been approved by the highest court of any state.