Grant Collins is an MSBA-certified specialist in both traditional labor law and employment law.
Grant’s traditional labor practice involves preparing for and serving as chief-spokesperson for collective bargaining, advising employers on their rights and obligations under collective bargaining agreements and the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), and representing employers in grievance arbitrations and unfair labor practice charges before the National Labor Relations Board. Grant advises clients on contingency planning in both the strike context and lockout context, including preparing for potential picket-line misconduct, sympathy strikes, and residential picketing. Grant also serves as outside labor counsel for construction trade groups, including the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA) and the Finishing Contractors Association (FAC International).
On the employment side, Grant advises and represents employers in matters involving all areas of employment law, including: discrimination, ADA accommodations, FMLA leave, paid leave, FLSA and state wage and hour compliance, and the new phenomenon of local employment law ordinances.
Grant serves as the co-editor of the authoritative treatise Minnesota Practice: Employment Law & Practice (4th ed. 2020). Grant stays current on labor and employment law by serving as co-editor of the Minnesota Employment Law Report, an up-to-the-minute blog on the latest developments in labor and employment law in Minnesota and throughout the country.
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Reminder: Bloomington Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance To Take Effect July 1, 2023
Legislature Passes Statewide Paid Family and Medical Leave Beginning January 1, 2026
MN Legislature Passes Statewide Paid Sick Leave, Non-compete Ban, and Much More
Labor Board Expands Protections for Workplace Misconduct, **#@@!
Minnesota House Passes Recreational Marijuana Bill
Labor Board Attacks Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Provisions in Separation Agreements
Congress Adds Federal Protections for Pregnant Workers and Nursing Mothers
Federal Trade Commission Proposes Rule Banning Nearly All Non-compete Agreements
NLRB Resurrects the “Micro-Unit”; Increased Union Organizing Likely to Follow
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Bloomington Mandates “Sick and Safe Leave” Beginning July 1, 2023
OSHA Officially Scraps “Vaccine-or-Testing” Rule
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CMS Announces “Re-Start” of Its COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate in 25 States (including MN and WI)
MN-OSHA Announces Plan to Adopt Federal OSHA’s “Vaccine-or-Testing” Rules on January 3
Supreme Court To Review OSHA and CMS Vaccine Mandates on January 7th
OSHA’s “Vaccination or Testing” Rule Revived by Sixth Circuit
Federal Court Issues Nationwide Injunction Barring Enforcement of CMS’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
Federal Court Enjoins CMS Vaccine Mandate (But Only In Certain States)
OSHA Announces Non-Enforcement of ETS Rule, But Will Push Ahead in Litigation
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White House Pushes Federal Contractor (and Subcontractor) Vaccine Deadline to January 4, 2022
Federal Contractors (and Subcontractors) Must Vaccinate Workers by December 8
CDC Updates Mask Guidance for Fully-Vaccinated Individuals
Citing 2021 Amendments, Supreme Court Will Not Review WESA Pregnancy Accommodation Decision
Minnesota Legislature Expands Nursing-Mother Breaks and WESA Pregnancy Accommodations
CDC and Minnesota Lift Mask Mandates for Fully Vaccinated, But Questions Remain for Employers
Reminder: COVID-19 Leave Expired on December 31, But May Be Revived by Next Stimulus Bill
After Firing Two, President Biden Appoints a New NLRB General Counsel
DOL Reaffirms (and “Clarifies”) Independent Contractor Rules
Health Care Employers Should Be Able to Mandate Inoculation Once FDA Approves Vaccine
Remember: Families First Coronavirus Response Act Benefits Expire on January 1, 2021
Minnesota Supreme Court Affirms Validity of Minneapolis Sick Leave Ordinance
Labor Dept. Issues More Q &A’s: Offsets For FMLA Already Taken and Who Is A Health Care Provider?
New COVID-19 Paid Leave Effective April 1st – Labor Dept. Issues New Guidance
COVID-19 Paid Leave Law is Final and Effective
Congress Passes Amended COVID-19 Paid Leave Bill With Critical Changes
Furloughs, Mandatory Time Off, and Other Cost-Cutting Measures Due To COVID-19
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Minnesota Supreme Court Upholds Minneapolis Minimum Wage Ordinance
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DOL (Finally) Announces New Overtime Rule To Be Effective Jan. 1, 2020
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Appeals Court OK’s Applying MPLS Paid Sick Leave to Non-MPLS Employers
Supreme Court Rejects Class Arbitration Unless Expressly Authorized
Labor Department Officially Announces Proposal For Increased Minimum Salary for Exempt Workers
Divided Minnesota Appeals Court Upholds MPLS $15 Minimum Wage
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Supreme Court Dumps Public Sector Union Fees
Judge Says Mpls. Sick Leave Ordinance Cannot Be Enforced Against Non-Resident Employers
Dangerous New Sexual Harassment Definition Proposed in Minnesota
Judge Rules (Again) That Minneapolis Minimum Wage Law is Valid
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Judge says $15.00 Minimum Wage in Minneapolis Applies to All Employers Starting Jan. 1
Appeals Court Upholds Minneapolis Sick Leave Ordinance
Minneapolis Passes Phased-In $15.00 Minimum Wage
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Labor Dep’t. Scraps Obama-Era Guidance on “Joint Employment”
Governor’s Veto Means Sick Leave Ordinances Are Official On July 1
Despite Legal Challenges, Sick Leave Ordinances Are On Track For July 1
New Bill Seeks to Prevent City Regulation of Sick Leave and Minimum Wage
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Judge Strikes Down DOL Persuader Rule Revisions
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St. Paul Passes Sick Leave Ordinance
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Some Whistleblowers Now Get Six Years to Sue
President Orders Paid Sick Leave for 2017
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Labor Board Stiff Arms College Players’ Unionization Attempt
New DOL Guidance Says “Most” Workers (including Independent Contractors) Are Covered By FLSA
DOL Proposes Overhaul to Overtime Rules
Abercrombie & Fitch Gets Dressed Down in Religious Accommodation Case
U.S. Supreme Court OKs Limited Review of EEOC’s Conciliation Efforts
Supreme Court Revives Pregnant Employee’s Claim
Labor Board Rules that Employees Have Right to Use Employer-Provided Email
Employees Head Back to the Polls on November 4th
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EEOC Announces Tougher Rules Protecting Pregnant Workers
Several WESA Provisions Will Go Into Effect on July 1st
Supreme Court Invalidates President Obama’s NLRB Recess Appointments
WESA Requires Employers to Update their Handbooks this Summer
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New EEOC Guidance on Background Checks and Religious Accommodations
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Labor Board Abandons Workplace Notice Posting Requirement
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DOL Issues New Guidance on the FMLA Rule for Caring for Adult Children
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Employees Head Back to the Polls
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Supreme Court Throws Out Prospective Coach’s $1 Million Verdict
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EEOC Issues New Enforcement Guidance on the Use of Arrest and Conviction Records
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Court Holds Employer May Have Obligation to Assist Employee with Commute
Rifts Between Labor and Management Increase
NLRB Issues Final Rule Regarding Workplace Posting
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Employee’s Informal Complaint Regarding Time Clocks Begets Retaliation Claim
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Brett Favre May Be Gone But His Exploits Will Live On
EEOC to Scrutinize Employers’ Use of Criminal Background Checks
Wage Deductions in Minnesota: "Exercise" Caution
NLRB "Ratchets Up" Protection for Pro-Union Employees
"Doing Nothing" Helps Employer Avoid Discrimination and Retaliation Claims
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Mining for Gold: Social Networking Sites and Employment Litigation
Rest Breaks, Meal Breaks, and Now Milk Breaks?
Contract-Based Discrimination for *Some* Independent Contractors Under the MHRA
Employers: Here Comes the Government–and the Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Too
