Profile
Beth E. Bertelson has practiced in employment law for over 20 years and is a MSBA Certified Labor & Employment Specialist. She has successfully represented hundreds of clients with all types of employment law claims. Beth provides clients with strong advocacy, extensive experience, and a commitment to personal service. Beth trains businesses on employment law issues, moderates panel discussions, lectures on various employment law topics, investigates internal reports, and mediates for employment law disputes. She has served as a board member for the Minnesota Division of the National Employment Lawyers Association, as a section council member of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the Minnesota State Bar Association, and as a board member for several non-profit organizations.
Selected To
Minnesota Super Lawyers 2011
Minnesota Super Lawyers 2010
Minnesota Super Lawyers 2009
Minnesota Super Lawyers 2008
Minnesota Super Lawyers 2004
Minnesota Super Lawyers 2003
Historical data is only available from 2003
About Beth Bertelson
Admitted: 1987, Minnesota
Professional Webpage: www.bertelsonlaw.com/attorneys.htm
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Beth is certified as a Labor and Employment Law Specialist by the Minnesota State Bar Association.
- Beth has required mediation training and has served as a Mediator., 2007
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Beth is a member of MN NELA and National NELA, the Federal and State Bar Association and the CLS. Beth has spoken on MN NELA and MSBA panels., 2007
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Served on the Hennepin County Speaker's Bureau
- Served on the Council for the Lake Harriet Methodist Church
- Served on the Board of Directors of the Linden Hills Neighborhood Council
- Served on the Board of Directors of YMCA - Youth and Government
- Served on the Board of Directors and as the Vice President of the Minnesota chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association
- Served on the Board of Directors for Youthworks
- Member of the Board of Civil Society., 2007
- Member of the Board of the Employment and Labor Board of the MSBA, 2007
Verdicts and Settlements:
- Kult v. Deluxe Corporation-summary judgment denied on age discrimination claim.
- Eckman v. Kmart-summary judgment denied on sexual harassment claim.
- Cook v. Albert Lea Medical Center-summary judgment denied on age discrimination and whistleblower claims.
- LaCanne v. AAF McQuay Industries-summary judgment denied on sexual harassment and retaliation claims.
- Ritacca v. KSTP-TV just cause found in arbitration agreement.
- Klyuch v. Freightmaster-summary judgment on race and age discrimination claim denied.
- White v. JC Penny just cause found in arbitration agreement.
- Schurmeier v. Nash Finch-summary judgment on sex discrimination claim denied.
- Peterson v. Seagate et. al.-motion to dismiss denied re: signed releases and class claim., 2008
- Carvel v. Beth El Synagogue-summary judgment denied on age discrimination claim, 2010
- Peterson v. Seagate, retirement releases found invalid, 2011
Newsletters:
- The Spring-Summer 2006 edition discusses, along with other topics, how Bertelson Law Offices successfully advocated for just cause provisions to be interpreted in two arbitration agreements and the admissibility of unemployment decisions in federal court. The Fall-Winter 2007 edition discusses, along with other topics, taking restrictive covenant obligations seriously, checklists for severance agreements, collecting unemployment and the OWBPA its strict requirements for employers. , Fall-Winter 2007 & Spring-Summer 2006