Britt M. Gilbertson

Britt Gilbertson leads Taft’s Employment and Labor Relations practice group for the Minneapolis office. She helps companies navigate legal issues, manage risk, and defend against claims arising out of employment relationships. She practices principally in the areas of:

• Employment litigation
• Employment counseling
• Restrictive covenants
• Internal investigations

• Successfully obtained judgment as a matter of law following presentation of plaintiff’s case at a jury trial in anti-competition case with claims including breach of contract, tortious interference, deceptive trade practices, misappropriation of trade secrets, false advertising, and product disparagement.
• Successful jury trial: won jury verdict in favor of international food company and obtained a $90,000 judgment against plaintiff in employment discrimination and retaliation lawsuit.
• Successful jury trial: jury verdict in favor of employer-defendant on contract claim.
• Obtained summary judgment for client dismissing whistleblower lawsuit.
• Obtained early dismissal of suit alleging claims of tortious interference with employment agreement and defamation against management employees.
• Obtained summary judgment of a lawsuit alleging failure to accommodate and direct discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Obtained summary judgment of a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit and secured dismissal of the case at both the district court and the Minnesota Court of Appeals.
• Defended employer against claims for disability discrimination, sexual harassment, reprisal and marital status discrimination in violation of the Minnesota Human Rights Act.
• Defended employer against claims for sex-plus discrimination, reprisal and marital status discrimination.
• Defended philanthropic organization against former employee’s allegations that he was wrongfully discharged in violation of the parties’ lifetime employment agreement.
• Successfully enforced non-compete agreement against former employee and his new employer.
• Successfully enforced non-compete and confidentiality covenants against departing sales employee.
• Obtained summary judgment on behalf of employer in FMLA case.
• Prepared and presented training to client human resources departments on discipline and discharge practices and compliance with employment statutes.
• Responded to and obtained dismissal of numerous administrative charges alleging retaliation discrimination based on race, gender, national origin and criminal record.
• Successfully enforced a confidentiality provision against a terminated employee who set up a competing business.
• Defended family-owned LLC against departing member’s claims seeking buy-out or company dissolution.
• Defended beverage company against former manager’s claims of age and disability discrimination and retaliation under the Iowa Civil Rights Act and discrimination and retaliation under the FMLA.
• Defended salesperson against sexual harassment and assault claims.