Labor & Employment

Overview

Employers, we’re on your team. We support you in managing union and nonunion employment relationships and complying with the ever-evolving web of employment, labor, immigration, and safety laws and regulations. Whether you face a class action or single-plaintiff litigation, our attorneys are able to resolve matters quickly and efficiently, defeating them by dispositive motion or winning at trial or on appeal. We collaborate within and across offices and related practices to help you avoid employment, labor management, and immigration issues whenever possible and manage them effectively if they nonetheless arise. Our approach, informed by decades of collective experience, puts your needs first and is what makes Faegre Drinker the “go-to” firm for so many foreign and domestic employers.

Labor & Employment

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Insights & Events

Latest

Connecticut Enacts Comprehensive AI Regulation — What Businesses Need to Know

Federal Circuit Allows Trade-Secret Damages That District Court Rejected

Ryan Funk Speaks With Law360 About NLRB’s Thryv Standard and Circuit Split

Trevor Belden and James Strickland Named Indiana Lawyer ‘Leadership in Law’ Honorees

EU AI Act High-Risk Systems — European Commission Issues Draft Guidelines

Pay Equity Updates & Trends - Where Are We in 2026? - Webinar

Multimillion-Dollar Trade Secret Verdict Reversed by Federal Circuit Due to Prior Disclosure in Patents and Self-Evident Concepts in California Case

Navigating the Patchwork of Paid Family and Medical Leave Laws: What Every Employer Should Know - Webinar

SIFMA C&L Society Honors Sandra Grannum With 2026 Inclusion & Engagement Award

Growing P(AI)ns: Considerations for the Effective Use of AI in Hiring and Staffing Decisions

Insights

Connecticut Enacts Comprehensive AI Regulation — What Businesses Need to Know

Federal Circuit Allows Trade-Secret Damages That District Court Rejected

Ryan Funk Speaks With Law360 About NLRB’s Thryv Standard and Circuit Split

EU AI Act High-Risk Systems — European Commission Issues Draft Guidelines

Multimillion-Dollar Trade Secret Verdict Reversed by Federal Circuit Due to Prior Disclosure in Patents and Self-Evident Concepts in California Case

New Executive Order Directs Federal Agencies to Default to Firm Fixed-Price Contracts

Surveillance Pricing: The Next Frontier of Privacy Litigation

Ryan Funk Speaks With Law360 About NLRB Dismissals Surge

Significant Amendments to Virginia Franchise Law Prohibit Post-termination Noncompete Provisions in Franchise Agreements

FAR Council Issues Model Deviation FAR Clause and Guidance to Implement "DEI Discrimination" Executive Order

Events

Past Events

Pay Equity Updates & Trends - Where Are We in 2026? - Webinar

Navigating the Patchwork of Paid Family and Medical Leave Laws: What Every Employer Should Know - Webinar

The Use & Impact of AI in the Workplace - Webinar

Growing P(AI)ns: Considerations for the Effective Use of AI in Hiring and Staffing Decisions

Business Immigration: Employer Updates on ICE Activity - Webinar

News

Trevor Belden and James Strickland Named Indiana Lawyer ‘Leadership in Law’ Honorees

SIFMA C&L Society Honors Sandra Grannum With 2026 Inclusion & Engagement Award

Helen Tuttle Named a 2026 NJBIZ Leaders in Law Honoree

Faegre Drinker Welcomes Labor & Employment Counsel Stephanie Albrecht in Los Angeles

Faegre Drinker Welcomes 2025 New Associate Class

Faegre Drinker Announces 2026 Partner Class and Counsel Promotions

Faegre Drinker Receives Three ‘Deal of the Year’ Awards From M&A Advisor

Faegre Drinker Shortlisted to International Employment Lawyer’s 2025 Awards

Claire Nilson, Abilio Jaribu Shortlisted for 2025 Expatriate Management and Mobility Awards

Jonathan Keller and Helen Tuttle Recognized in 2025 New Jersey Legal Awards

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Experience

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Mama’s Creations, Inc. Acquires Crown I Enterprises Inc. for $17.5M

Faegre Drinker Advises St. Ambrose University in Key Milestone toward Combination with Mount Mercy University

Manufacturing Client Prevails in Worker’s Compensation Retaliation Suit; Affirmed on Appeal

Surmodics Inc. Agrees to $627M Acquisition by GTCR

General Outside Counsel for Nationwide Fitness Company

LyricFind Completes Acquisition of Rotor Videos

Meet The Team

Meet The Full Labor & Employment Team

Helen E. Tuttle

Helena Wasey Abebe

Abigail Acree

Noemi Aguirre

Daniel H. Aiken

Stephanie Albrecht

Lynne Anne Anderson

Thomas J. Barton

Jeffrey S. Beck

Rhiannon C. Beckendorf

Avery Brooks Bennett

Pascal Benyamini

Catherine H. Betts

Sarah C. Blackadar

Brandon S. Burkhardt

Stuart R. Buttrick

Beth E. Carlson

Cristina K. Castanier Kennedy

Terran C. Chambers

Xinyi Chen

Erika C. Collins

Lawrence J. Del Rossi

Alex Denny