Ballard Spahr’s attorneys provide results-driven counsel and exceptional service in Labor and Employment, Litigation, Business and Finance, Real Estate, Intellectual Property, and Public Finance. With 650 lawyers in 15 offices, including Minneapolis, the firm has the depth and personnel to handle the complexities of today’s business environment. Our Labor and Employment Group has experience in counseling and litigating a broad array of labor, employment, and ERISA matters in the public, private, profit, and nonprofit sectors; and in representing a large variety of industries, including manufacturing, construction, healthcare, education, professional services, banking, real estate brokerage, development, public utilities, and professional sports teams.

There is no substitute for our experience in advising and defending clients on hot-button, high-risk labor and employment law issues involving sexual harassment, discrimination, immigration, social media, investigations, agreements, classifications, reductions in force, wage and hour, whistleblowers, government audits, retaliation claims, and violations involving the ADA, FMLA, and OSHA and other state or federal statutes. We represent clients in all forms of traditional labor matters including organizing campaigns and collective bargaining negotiations. We also develop proactive policies and procedures, affirmative action programs, and diversity and inclusion programs. We regularly conduct on-site training programs for managers and employers on all a variety of topics in labor and employment law.

For more information on Ballard Spahr and its employment group, visit BallardSpahr.com or email Mary O’Brien at obrienm@ballardspahr.com.

USI is one of the largest insurance brokerage and consulting firms in the world, delivering property and casualty, employee benefits, personal risk and retirement solutions to large risk management clients, middle market companies, smaller firms and individuals. Headquartered in Valhalla, New York, USI connects together over 8,000 industry-leading professionals across approximately 200 offices to serve clients’ local, national and international needs. USI has become a premier insurance brokerage and consulting firm by leveraging the USI ONE Advantage®, an interactive platform that integrates proprietary and innovative client solutions, networked local resources and enterprise-wide collaboration to deliver customized results with positive, bottom line impact. USI attracts best-in-class industry talent with a long history of deep and continuing investment in our local communities. For more information, visit usi.com or follow us on LinkedIn,  Facebook, or Twitter.

Our employee benefits professionals provide the knowledge and resources to optimize our clients’ critical benefit decisions for maximum impact. Our employee benefit practice is designed to enhance benefit plans through comprehensive cost containment, best in class pricing, regulatory compliance and superior account service. We offer a broad and deep set of measurable employee benefit solutions that help our clients use their employee benefit offerings to attract talent and improve retention while maintaining an efficient and affordable cost structure.

USI’s Employee Benefits network includes hundreds of consultants around the country, local and regional account managers, healthcare underwriters, business analysts, compliance/ERISA attorneys, wellness directors, pharmacy consultants, communications experts, claims experts and other specialty service personnel. These professionals access sophisticated tools and strategic planning to design optimal plans, negotiate advantageous pricing, deliver preferred services and keep clients abreast of market changes.

Contact Information:
Dustin Rossow, VP, Senior Employee Benefits Consultant
E-mail: Dustin.Rossow@usi.com
Phone: 952-322-9352
8000 Norman Center Drive, Suite 1000
Bloomington, MN 55437
Office: 800-258-3190

To learn more about USI Insurance Services, please visit our website.