David Froiland is a member of the Labor & Employment Practice and the Energy Industry Team at Foley & Lardner LLP. He represents employers before federal and state courts and administrative agencies throughout the country in all areas of employment law, with particular focus on employee benefits litigation, including class-action ERISA cases, employment discrimination cases, including ADEA collective action claims, and reductions in force. Mr. Froiland also counsels employers on plant closing issues, harassment issues, disability accommodation, problematic terminations, and a host of other workplace issues regarding the legal rights and obligations of employers. He also represents employers in labor arbitrations. He is a contributor to the annual employment law treatise, The Law Guide - Employee Relations Law for Wisconsin Employers, published by MRA - The Management Association, Inc. Mr. Froiland serves as president of the board of directors for the Alma Center, a nonprofit organization that treats men who have perpetrated domestic violence upon women, and seeks to end the cycle of violence by providing education on anger management, fatherhood, and drug and alcohol issues. Mr. Froiland is licensed to practice in the state of Wisconsin, and numerous federal trial courts, including the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin, the Northern District of Illinois, and others. He also has litigated employment law cases in other jurisdictions across the country based on case-specific bar admissions. Mr. Froiland received his J.D. degree, magna cum laude, in 1997 from Indiana University, where he was editor-in-chief of the Indiana Law Journal and was elected to the Order of the Coif. His bachelor's degree was conferred by St. Olaf College in 1990. Before joining the firm, Mr. Froiland served as a judicial law clerk to the Hon. Jesse E. Eschbach, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. His more recent publications and presentations include: · "Reducing Your Legal Risk When You Are Reducing Your Workforce," MRA Presentation, February 2009 · "The ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA): Broadening the Scope of the ADA," MRA Presentation, January 2009 · "Revised FMLA Regs Coming Soon: Time to Review Your Policies," Employment Law Update, November 2008 · "Paying Overtime for Employees' Blackberry Usage," Employment Law Update, May 2008 |