Emphasis
Traditional Labor Law and Labor Relations Concerns
Drug-Free Workplace and Drug-Testing Policy Development, Implementation, Administration, and Advice
Labor Standards (Wage/Hour, Wage Payment & Child Labor Law) Issues
Employment Law Counseling and Training
Human Resources Personnel Policy Development and Review
Biography
Mr. Deitchler represents, advises and provides practical solutions to management in all phases of labor law, labor relations and standards, including labor negotiations, arbitrations and representation and unfair labor practice proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board as well as minimum wage and overtime proceedings before the Department of Labor, Employment Standards Administration's Wage and Hour Division. Mr. Deitchler is a recognized expert on drug and alcohol testing and policies under federal Department of Transportation regulations, as well as under state law in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. He counsels clients on and with a wide variety of employment law issues, such as Family and Medical Leave Act and other leaves of absence, discipline and discharge, employment discrimination, employment and non-competition agreements and unemployment compensation.
Prior to joining Littler in February 2004, Mr. Deitchler was a partner at Rider Bennett and concentrated his practice in the areas of labor and employment law.
Education
J.D., University of Minnesota Law School, 1991
B.A., Creighton University, summa cum laude, 1986
Publications
A contributing author to a number of nationally recognized labor and employment law treatises, including the American Bar Association/Bureau of National Affairs publications, The Fair Labor Standards Act and How Arbitration Works, as well as NRLA: Law and Practice, (Matthew Bender).
Lectures & Presentations
Mr. Deitchler spoke at the opening session of the 2003 Drug and Alcohol Industry Testing Association's Annual Conference in Nashville on disabilities law implications of drug testing programs, and used as a source and quoted in the article, "Disability Law Adds one More Variable Into Substance Abuse Procedures," published in the June 12, 2003 issue of Drug Detection Report.
Activities
Illinois State Bar
Minnesota State Bar
Bar Associations of Illinois
Bar Associations of Minnesota
Bar Associations of Hennepin County
American Bar Association's Employee Rights and Responsibilities Committee of the ABA's Section of Labor and Employment
Cases/Courts/Judges
State and federal courts of Minnesota, Illinois
United States Court of Appeals, Seventh and Eighth Circuits