Thomas R. Trachsel

Practice Areas

• Labor & Employment

Professional Certifications, Awards and Designations

• Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA) Certified Labor and Employment Law Specialist
• Appointed as a Leader in his Field by the Chambers USA Guide, 2013
• Best Lawyers In America©, 2022

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota State Bar
• U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
• United States Supreme Court

Thomas R. Trachsel

Professional Activities and Memberships

• University of Minnesota Law School, Adjunct Associate Professor, Labor Law (2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021)
• University of Minnesota Law School Wagner Labor Law Moot Court program, Instructor (2006–2009)
• Minnesota State Bar Association
• Minnesota State Bar Association Labor & Employment Law Section, Governing Council (2011–2012 Chair; 2010–2011 Vice Chair; 2009–2010 Secretary-Treasurer)
• The Developing Labor Law, Contributing Editor
• The Complete Employment Lawyer’s Quick Answer Book, Chapter Author – Chapter 11, The National Labor Relations Act
• Crisis Connection, Board of Directors (2008–2010)

Education

• J.D., University of Minnesota Law School (cum laude), Minneapolis, MN, 1997
• B.S., Marquette University (magna cum laude), Milwaukee, WI, 1994, Major – Business Administration (Human Resources Management Specialization), Minor – Philosophy

Presentations

• A View Through an NLRB and EEO Law Lens – How are Employers and Unions Handling Vaccination, Testing, Masking and Other Mandates.  Minnesota CLE Labor & Employment Law Institute, 11/18/2021.  Panel presentation, which included NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo.
• Labor Law in 2021.  Felhaber Larson Labor & Employment Law Seminar (virtual), 11/12/2021.
• Unfair Labor Practices Webinar.  Online presentation for members of a multi-employer association, 6/29/2020.
• COVID-19 – Administering Your Collective Bargaining Agreement and Managing the Relationship with Your Union.  Webinar for approximately 200 registrants, 4/7/2020.
• Concerted and Protected Activity Under the NLRA – Focus on Strikes & Insignia.  Felhaber Larson Labor & Employment Law Seminar, 11/1/19.
• Walk Me Through Grievance Processing. Felhaber Larson Labor & Employment Law Seminar, 11/2/18.
• 2017-2018: Important Topics for Labor Lawyers in the Midwest. Minnesota CLE Labor & Employment Law Institute, 11/16/17.
• Performance Management and Discipline. Private seminar for approximately 100 supervisors and managers, 10/23/17 & 10/24/17.
• Best Practices for Handling and Responding to Union Grievances. Private Seminars for human resources professionals, 2/2/17, 4/13/17.
• The National Labor Relations Act.  Minnesota CLE The Complete Employment Lawyer, 2/4/16.
• Important “Under-the-Radar” Board Decisions.  Minnesota CLE Labor and Employment Law Institute, 11/19/15.  Panel presentation, which included NLRB Chairman Mark G. Pearce.
• Federal and State Private-Sector Labor Laws.  Minnesota CLE Employment and Labor Law:  Federal and Minnesota, 10/13/15.
• New NLRB Rules & Developments in Representation Cases.  Felhaber Larson seminar program.  Panel presentation for approximately 50 attorneys and business professionals, 3/4/15.
• General Counsel Initiatives Impacting Unionized Employers and Employees.  Minnesota CLE Labor and Employment Law Institute, 11/21/14. Panel presentation, which included NLRB General Counsel Richard Griffin, Jr.
• Labor Relations Issues in Connection with Contemplated Operational or Organizational Changes.  Presentation for approximately 100 business professionals, 10/1/14.
• Recent Board Decisions:  Implications for Employers, Unions and Workers.  Minnesota CLE Labor and Employment Law Institute, 11/22/13. Panel presentation, which included Board Member Nancy Schiffer.
• 2013 Hot Topics in Business Law—Employment Law.  Hamline University School of Law Business Law Institute, 9/27/13.  Panel presentation for approximately 90 attorneys and business professionals.
• Capsizing Port Side or Righting the Ship?  What is Being Pursued Before the Board, and What Can We Expect?  Minnesota CLE Labor and Employment Law Institute, 11/30/12. Panel presentation, which included NLRB Deputy General Counsel Celeste Mattina.
• 2012 Hot Topics in Business Law—Employment Law.  Hamline University School of Law Business Law Institute, 10/1/12.  Panel presentation for approximately 90 attorneys and business professionals.
• What’s Up Doc?  Medical Conundrums in Arbitration.  National Academy of Arbitrators Annual Meeting, 6/8/12.  Plenary panel presentation for approximately 200 labor arbitrators and practitioners.
• NLRB Update:  New Procedures in Representation Cases and More.  Minnesota State Bar Association CLE program, 5/1/12.
• A Practical Primer on Key Statutes, Relevant Agencies, and the Lingo of Labor Law.  Minnesota CLE Labor Law for the Employment Lawyer, 1/18/12.
• Regional Office Implementation of New GC Initiatives.  Minnesota CLE Labor and Employment Law Institute, 11/17/11.  Panel presentation, which included NLRB Acting General Counsel Lafe Solomon.
• Labor Law Update.  Private seminar for approximately 250 human resources professionals, 11/4/11.
• NLRB and Labor Relations Update.  Private seminar for approximately 100 human resources professionals, 11/5/10.
• NLRB Casehandling Miscellany.  Minnesota State Bar Association CLE program, 4/8/10.
• Hot Topics in Grievance Arbitration:  Issues in a Distressed Economy.  Minnesota CLE Labor and Employment Law Institute, 11/19/09.
• The Employee Free Choice Act.  Private seminar for approximately 100 business professionals, 2/27/09.
• Employer Efforts to Withdraw Recognition or to Avoid Unionization When Purchasing Unionized Businesses.  Minnesota CLE Labor and Employment Law Institute, 11/20/08.
• Labor Law Update.  Private seminar for approximately 150 human resources professionals, 10/10/08.
• Union Organizing Campaigns & the Employee Free Choice Act.  Private seminar for members of a multi-employer association, 8/20/08.
• Just Cause, Investigations, and Documentation.  Private client seminar for approximately 100 supervisors and managers, 1/30/08.
• Union and Employee Appeals to Third Parties or the Public.  Minnesota CLE Labor and Employment Law Institute, 11/15/07.
• Union Organizing Trends, Corporate Campaigns, and Labor Law Update.  Minnesota Society for Human Resource Management SHRM State Conference, 10/16/07.
• Union Organizing Trends, Corporate Campaigns, and Labor Law Update.  Wisconsin SHRM State Conference, 10/12/07.
• Mergers, Acquisitions, Consolidations and Relocations.  National Labor Relations Act seminar sponsored by the ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law, 4/24/07.
• Hot Topics in Collective Bargaining:  Lengthy Information Requests and Permissible Unilateral Changes During Bargaining.  Minnesota CLE Labor and Employment Law Institute, 11/16/06.
• Hot Topics in Labor Law.  Minnesota State Bar Association CLE program, 6/21/05.
• Bargaining Issues in the Healthcare Industry.  FMCS training program for mediators, 6/15/05.