Jennifer S. Frank

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Jennifer is a native of New England and obtained her undergraduate degree from the University of Delaware in 1988. She went on to work in a variety of human resources and benefits positions in Pennsylvania and Washington D.C., prior to attending law school at William Mitchell College of Law, were she graduated, magna cum laude, in 1997. Prior to joining Lynn Jackson in 2015, Jennifer worked as a senior associate general counsel for a large healthcare system, and was a partner in a large law firm in Minnesota.

Jennifer attended a week-long training for workplace investigations and earned her AWI certificate (AWI-CH). She regularly provides training and presentations on discrimination, harassment, hiring/firing/discipline, disability/ADA and FMLA topics. She is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and its local chapter, BH SHRM, and is Past President of the Board of Directors for BH SHRM. She is also a member of the South Dakota, Pennington County, and Minnesota Bar Associations. Jennifer currently serves as the Chair of the South Dakota State Bar’s Labor and Employment Law committee.

Jennifer enjoys cooking, reading, hiking and spending time with her husband and two teenage children.

Negotiation on behalf of employer in a thorny non-compete matter, which resulted in former employer releasing individual from non-compete restrictions, and successfully enabling client to hire its desired candidate
Quickly navigated a multitude of issues related to COVID-19 on behalf of organizational clients, such as advising on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), drafting relevant policies such as recommended health and hygiene practices in the workplace, training on temperature checking, testing and COVID-19 vaccination issues, how to identify close contacts, drafted remote working arrangement agreements, advised on layoffs and furloughs, and handled unemployment claims related to Pandemic Unemployment Assistance.
Successful in achieving a substantial settlement on behalf of long-term casino employee against prominent Deadwood, SD gaming resort, for her Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charge of sex/gender discrimination for failure to be promoted, hostile work environment and retaliation.
Successful victory achieved on behalf of Black Hills hospitality/tourism client, defeating small claims court action by a former worker with a claim for unpaid wages where work was not authorized to be performed and employee status was not demonstrated.
Successful settlement reached for individual client involving OSHA retaliation claim alleging differential treatment after having reported a COVID-19 safety complaint to OSHA against former health care employer.
Negotiation of severance agreement on behalf of very long-term employee who was terminated by large South Dakota health care employer for potential age discrimination, resulting in a large severance package awarded.
Successful resolution of wage and hour matter with Federal Department of Labor/Wage and Hour Investigator, resulting in substantial reduction of back overtime payments allegedly owed to hourly workers by local small business, saving client thousands of dollars.
Conducted in-depth workplace assessment for local non-profit organization, involving culture/climate assessment, exploration of conflicts and communications issues, and recommendations for organizational improvement.
Conducted workplace investigation for Rapid City employer, involving allegations of religious discrimination made by a current employee, and provided conclusions and recommendations for resolution of issues.
Conducted various in-person and virtual workplace trainings, including topics of non-harassment/non-discrimination, Title VII, respectful workplace, anti-bullying, conflict resolution, communication, and COVID-19/FFCRA.
Participated in mediating a successful settlement of a complex case venued in federal district court in the District of Western South Dakota, for a local school district client defending an action by a former employee with multiple complaints regarding employment and termination of employment.

We have used Jennifer Frank as counsel for a number of complex Employee and Human Resources issues and concerns. She has been very responsive, timely in working on our needs and has given great advice. She has also directed us in ways that have resulted in positive outcomes on every case. She is knowledgeable, professional, and easy to work with. She is a true asset to our company. Michael

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Rapid City, SD 57701

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