Ann Huntrods

Ann focuses her practice on employment law matters in the areas of:

• Employment litigation.
• Employment law counseling.
• Employment law training.

Ann has 30 years of experience in employment law and litigation. She has handled cases in state and federal court and argued before the Minnesota Court of Appeals and the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals. She frequently assists employers in responding to discrimination charges brought before federal, state, and local enforcement agencies. She also conducts internal investigations for employers both prior to and after litigation begins.

• Brought claim on behalf of former employer against former employee and employee’s new employer for breach of confidentiality agreement, breach of trade secret, and duty of loyalty.
• Brought claims on behalf of employer against former employees for misappropriation of trade secrets, conversion, tortious interference with business and employment relationship, breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract.
• Defended employer in collective wage and hour lawsuit alleging over $20,000,000 in unpaid overtime by loan officers who claimed they were improperly classified as exempt employees, and should have been classified as nonexempt and paid overtime.
• Conducted internal employment investigation for General Counsel of internal gender discrimination and sexual harassment complaint by employee against the employee’s supervisor.
• Defended employer in lawsuit alleging age discrimination and interference with FMLA claim brought by a sales person who sold credit services but had performance issues and was terminated.
• Represented board in negotiation of departure of president, including president’s separation agreement and consulting agreement; drafted board resolutions and minutes regarding same.
• Represented CEO of large manufacturer in negotiating and drafting CEO’s final employment agreement with company. Agreement provided transition package along with other features.
• Represented employer in responding to embezzlement by employee of over $1 million.
• Represented senior executive in negotiating separation agreement with executive’s large corporate employer.
• Represented educational entity in de-tenuring process and in federal court against age and disability discrimination claims.

• Co-Author, “Mental Health Conditions and Chemical Dependency,” in The ADA Handbook, 1^st 2013, revised 2^nd Ed. Expected in 2020, Minnesota State Bar Association CLE.