Susan K. Fitzke
Office Managing Shareholder
Offices
Minneapolis
1300 IDS Center80 South Eighth StreetMinneapolis, MN 55402
O +1 (612) 630-1000
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Professional & Community Affiliations
Member
American Bar Association
Member
Minnesota State Bar Association
Member
Hennepin County Bar Association
Member
Employment Law Committee
Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association
Member
Minnesota Women Lawyers
Co-Editor
Minnesota Employment Law Newsletter, HR Specialist
Recognition
Named, The Best Lawyers in America©
2024-2025
Named, Rising Star in Employment Litigation
Minnesota Law & Politics
News, Analysis & Press
As employers consider strategies for adapting the size of their workforces to meet changing business demands and technologies, what guidance should be top-of-mind?
2 the Point Video
November 13, 2023
Minnesota Enacts the CROWN Act Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Natural Hair
ASAP
February 9, 2023
Minnesota Expected to Pass CROWN Act Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Natural Hair
ASAP
January 17, 2023
Severe or Pervasive Remains the Standard to Evaluate Claims of Sexual Harassment in Minnesota
ASAP
June 5, 2020
Minneapolis Follows the State’s Lead and Enacts its Own Wage Theft Ordinance
Insight
August 12, 2019
Is Your Arbitration Agreement in an Employee Handbook? The Eighth Circuit Issues a Reminder: Arbitration Agreements Must be Contracts
Insight
July 22, 2019
Restoring Decades-Old Precedent, the DOL Blows the Whistle on Fordham's "Fundamental Error"
Insight
October 13, 2016
NLRB's Relentless Attack On Employment Policies Continues
Minnesota Employment Law Newsletter - HR Specialist
July 1, 2015
Pregnancy Accommodations in Light of Young v. UPS Decision
Minnesota Employment Law Newsletter - HR Specialist
June 1, 2015
Is Early Termination OK When Employee Who is on FMLA Submits Her Resignation?
Business Management
May 19, 2015
The MWA: More Time - and More Protection - For Whistleblowers
Minnesota Employment Law Newsletter - HR Specialist
May 1, 2015
What Counts - And Doesn't - As Part of a "Personnel Record"
Minnesota Employment Law Newsletter - HR Specialist
April 1, 2015
Weigh EEOC Guidance When Considering Criminal Histories
Minnesota Employment Law Newsletter - HR Specialist
March 1, 2015
NLRB Narrows Employer Limitations on Workplace Communications
Business Management Daily
February 3, 2015
NLRB Narrows Employer Limitations on Workplace Communications
Minnesota Employment Law Newsletter - HR Specialist
February 1, 2015
Job Applicant Screening: A Practical Guide
Minnesota State Bar Association
May 2014
Speaking Engagements
New Year, New Us! Resolutions for You and Your Organization
January 25, 2024
What’s Old is New Again: The Boomer Boom and Age Discrimination in the Workplace
Littler Executive Employer Conference, Phoenix, AZ
May 11, 2023
2022 Midwest Regional Employer Conference
Minneapolis, MN
November 3, 2022
Back to School and Another Hybrid Approach: Sustaining Women’s Leadership While Educating and Caring for Children
August 27, 2020
Disabilities Accommodations Bootcamp: Mastering the Interactive Process
Minneapolis, MN
August 22, 2019
Get Ready! Minnesota's Wage Theft Law is Effective July 1
July 10, 2019
Get Ready! Minnesota's Wage Theft Law is Effective July 1
July 2, 2019
Retail Industry Roundtable
The 2016 Executive Employer® Conference, Scottsdale, AZ
May 6, 2016
Mental Illness and the ADAAA
Society for Human Resource Management Rochester, MN
October 13, 2015
Minnesota Labor and Employment Law Specialist Certification “And More” – Including Benefits Law, Immigration Law, Military Leave Rights, Drug Testing, Background Checks & Eight Other Significant Topic Areas
Minneapolis, MN
October 12, 2015
Mental Illness and the ADAAA
On Behalf of Clear Law Institute
August 27, 2015, February 6, 2015, December 5, 2014
ADA, FMLA, and Worker’s Comp: I’m hurt, I’m sick, I’m injured – so what now?
2014 Midwest Employer Conference
Littler Mendelson, Minneapolis, MN
November 6, 2014
When the Whistle Blows, Will You Be Ready?
2014 State Conference - SHRM Minnesota State Council
October 13, 2014
Mental Illness Under the ADA and FMLA: Avoiding and Defending Claims
Strafford Publications Inc.
July 9, 2014
Job Applicant Screening Crash Course
2014 Upper-Midwest Employment Law Institute - Minnesota State Bar CLE, St. Paul, MN
May 19, 2014
The Hiring Games What You Need to Know to Keep the Odds in Your Favor
2013 Midwest Employer Conference
Littler Mendelson, Minneapolis, MN
October 30, 2013
2012 Midwest Employer Conference
Minneapolis, MN
October 11, 2012
Managing Mental Health Issues: The Impact Of The ADAAA, W.C. And FMLA
2012 Midwest Employer Conference
Littler Mendelson, Minneapolis, MN
October 11, 2012
Two-Part FMLA CLE Series: Managing Intermittent FMLA Leave and Post-FMLA Accommodation
Minneapolis, MN
June 7, 2012
Education
- J.D., University of Minnesota Law School, 1999cum laude
- B.A., Michigan State University, 1995With Honors
Courts
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
- U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin