Holly M. Robbins

  • Shareholder
  • Co-Chair, Whistleblowing, Compliance and Investigations Practice Group
  • Minneapolis

Holly Robbins is the Co-Chair of Littler’s Whistleblowing, Compliance, and Investigations Practice Group. Holly works with employers to devise successful strategies for investigations, compliance issues, reductions-in-force and business restructuring, disciplinary matters, policies and procedures, accommodations, leaves, investigations, employee and management training, and other workplace actions.

In the event of litigation, Holly strategizes with clients to reach the best outcome for the business, whether that be vigorous defense through trial or early resolution. Holly represents employers in all stages of litigation, from administrative proceedings, to discovery and motion practice, to trial and appeals. She has defended employers against lawsuits involving:

  • Whistleblowing under state law, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Federal Rail Safety Act, and other federal whistleblower statutes
  • Discrimination
  • Harassment
  • Leaves and accommodations
  • Reductions in force
  • Torts

Holly is an experienced litigator, having litigated cases before state and federal courts as well as before the Department of Labor Office of Administrative Law Judges. She works with a range of clients that span the following industries:

  • Finance
  • Healthcare
  • Hospitality
  • Manufacturing
  • Retail
  • Technology
  • Transportation

Holly sits on the firm’s Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) Steering Committee. Holly is a frequent speaker on a variety of labor and employment law topics.

Credentials & Recognition

Speaking Engagements

Whistlebloers Run Amok: Avoiding Legal Landmines While Minimizing Disruptions When Whistleblowers Behave Badly

  • May 9, 2024
  • Littler Executive Employer Conference, Phoenix, AZ

Littler's Women's Leadership Initiative Presents: A Guide to Women’s Issues in the Workplace

  • May 8, 2024
  • Littler Executive Employer Conference, Phoenix, AZ

New Year, New Us! Resolutions for You and Your Organization

  • January 25, 2024
  • Littler Webinar

2023 Midwest Regional Employer Conference

  • November 9, 2023
  • Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Littler Live Event

Navigating Minnesota's New Earned Sick and Safe Time Law: Top Ten Things Employers Need to Know

  • August 2, 2023
  • Littler Webinar

Healthcare Industry Roundtable

  • May 10, 2023
  • Littler Executive Employer Conference, Phoenix, AZ

Healthcare Roundtable: Post COVID? What is Keeping Healthcare Employers Up at Night?

  • May 10, 2023
  • 2023 Littler Executive Employer Conference, Phoenix, AZ

2021 Upper Midwest Virtual Regional Employer Conference

  • October 20, 2021
  • Littler Virtual Conference

Navigating Difficult FMLA and ADA Issues in the Middle of a Pandemic

  • June 10, 2021
  • Littler Webinar

A COVID-19 Storm Is Brewing: How Employers Respond Mandates When Whistleblowers Threaten

  • June 18, 2020
  • Littler Webinar

Is it Really Time to Return to Work? So Soon?

  • June 4, 2020
  • Littler Webinar

Disabilities Accommodations Bootcamp: Mastering the Interactive Process

  • August 22, 2019
  • Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Littler Live Event

Get Ready! Minnesota's Wage Theft Law is Effective July 1

  • June 27, 2019
  • Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Littler Live Event

Littler Women's Leadership Initiative Luncheon

  • March 6, 2019
  • Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Littler Live Event

Littler Women's Leadership Initiative Luncheon

  • January 30, 2019
  • Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Littler Live Event

Minneapolis Women's Leadership Initiative Luncheon: Can Mentoring Help Crack the Glass Ceiling?

  • January 24, 2018
  • Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Littler Live Event

Mental Illness and the ADA: What Employers in the Retail Industry Need to Know

  • July 19, 2016
  • Littler Webinar

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