Paul Joseph Lukas

Paul Joseph Lukas

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Licensed for 34 years

Class action Lawyer at Minneapolis, MN
Practice Areas: Class Action, Discrimination, Sexual Harassment ... +3 more

80 S Eighth St #4600, Minneapolis, MN

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Biography

Practice Areas

6

Practice Areas

Class Action 19%

Class actions and collective actions are procedures that allow many people to join together to bring legal claims in one case. These procedures are commonly used to combat illegal activities that have caused similar problems for a large number of people. For example, a class action or collective action lawsuit may start with an employer failing to pay overtime to all employees on a particular shift.

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Discrimination 19%

Generally, it is illegal for an employer to discriminate against you, with respect to terms of employment, because you belong to a “protected class,” or because of certain choices you have made which are protected by law. Under the federal law, employers cannot discriminate against you because of your race/color, national origin, gender, religion, age, or disability. Gender discrimination includes pregnancy discrimination.

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Employment and Labor 19%

The basic rule of employment law in the United States is that employment is considered to be “at-will” unless otherwise agreed upon by contract. Before signing employment contracts, you should first consult with an employment lawyer if at all possible. Employment at-will generally means that both the employer and the employee have the right to terminate the employment agreement at any time, for any reason, with or without notice.

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Sexual Harassment 19%

Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination. It may include conduct such as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or verbal or physical harassment that is sexual in nature or because of your gender. Both men and women are protected from sexual harassment, and the conduct does not have to be motivated by sexual desires in order to qualify. Employees may even suffer sexual harassment from members of their own sex.

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Licenses

Licensed in New York for 18 years

State: New York

Acquired: 2007

Currently Registered

No misconduct found

Licensed in Minnesota for 34 years

State: Minnesota

Acquired: 1991

Authorized to Practice

No misconduct found

Location

Nichols Kaster, PLLP

80 S Eighth St #4600, Minneapolis, MN, 55402-2242

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Experience

Rating:  9.0 (Superb)

Honors

2013

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine

2012

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine

2011

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine

2010

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine

2009

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine

2008

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine

2007

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine

2006

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine

2005

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine

2004

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine

2003

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine

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Top 40 Employment Law Lawyers, Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine

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Top Lawyer, Minneapolis/St. Paul Magazine

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Who's Who in Employment Law, Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine

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AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

Associations

Federal Labor Standards Legislation

Committee Member

National Employment Lawyers Association

Member

American Bar Association

Member

Minnesota State Bar Association

Member

New York State Bar Association

Member

National Association of Consumer Advocates

Member

American Association for Justice

Member

Minnesota Association for Justice

Member

National Employment Lawyers Association (Minnesota chapter)

Member

Education

1991

William Mitchell College of Law

J.D.

1988

St John's University

B.A.

Speaking Engagements

2014

Practicing Law Institute Wage & Hour Litigation and Compliance Challenges 2014

Panelist for ”To Arbitrate or Not to Arbitrate? Good Question!”

2014

Minnesota Continuing Legal Education

The New Lawyer Experience: Conducting Effective and Efficient Written Discovery

2014

Maine State Bar Association, 13th Annual Employment Law Update

Panelist for "Wage and Hour Litigation"

2014

Conference Institute’s 20th National Conference on Wage & Hour Claims and Class Actions

Panelist for ”Views from The Plaintiff’s Bar: Adapting Your Strategies to New and Innovative Techniques and Tactics.”

2014

American Conference Institute’s 20th National Conference on Wage & Hour Claims and Class Actions

Moderator for ”Judges Panel.“

2014

American Conference Institute’s 20th National Conference on Employment Practices Liability Insurance

Wage & Hour and EPLI: Assessing How the Market Has Responded to Coverage Needs and Best Practices for Mitigating Exposure to Claims

2014

ACI 21st National Conference on Wage & Hour Claims and Class Actions

Panelist for "Views from The Plaintiff's Bar"

2014

ABA, Section of Labor and Employment Law, Federal Labor Standards Legislation Committee

Panelist for "Class Communications and Settlement that Judges Will Tolerate"

2013

Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute

Moderator for "FLSA – Conditional Certification and Judicial Notice"

2013

Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute

Panelist for "Trying the FLSA Case"

2013

Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute

Panelist for "2013 FLSA Case Update"

2013

Preventing Wage Theft: A Two-Day Guide to Litigating Cases Involving Wage, Hours & Work

Panelist for "Trying Wage & Hour Class and Collective Actions"

2013

Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s 3rd Annual Wage & Hour Symposium

Panelist for " Best Practices for Reclassifying Employees" and "Hot Topics in Wage and Hour"

2013

Ohio Association for Justice - Trial Tactics & Advanced Wage & Hour Conference

Using Arbitration Agreements to Your Tactical Advantage

2013

Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association’s 2013 Annual Conference

Panelist for "Tried and True Effective Deposition Techniques"

2013

Law Institute’s Managing Wage and Hour Risks Conference

Panelist for "To Arbitrate or Not to Arbitrate? Good Question!"

2013

American Conference Institute’s 18th Annual Conference on Employment Practices Liability Insurance

Panelist for The Evolution of Wage and Hour and EPLI: Offering and Obtaining Coverage for and Reducing Exposure to Wage and Hour Claims

2013

American Conference Institute’s 17th National Forum on Wage & Hour Claims and Class Actions

Panelist for View From the Plaintiffs’ Bar: Adapting Your Defense Strategies to New and Innovative Techniques and Tactics

2012

William Mitchell College of Law Hachey Initiative

Face Time Speaker

2012

Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute

2012 FLSA Case Update – In-Depth; FLSA Off the Clock Litigation – The Hottest Issues in the Hottest Cases

2012

Tennessee Employment Lawyers Association

Unique Opportunities with the FLSA in the Post-Dukes and Concepcion World

2012

Strafford Publications Webinar

Effective Discovery Strategies in Class Action Litigation: Leveraging Trends and Best Practices for Depositions, Expert Witnesses and E-Discovery

2012

Ohio Association for Justice & Workers’ Injury Law and Advocacy Group Wage and Hour Seminar

The Counter Intuitive Wage & Hour Trial, Lessons Learned in 2011

2012

National Employment Lawyers Association Annual Convention

The Whistleblower Laws You Need to Know

2012

National Employment Lawyers Association (Minnesota chapter)

Wage and Hour Opportunities in the Post-Dukes and Concepcion World

2012

Minnesota CLE’s Wage and Hour Conference

Common Employer Mistakes in the Wage-Hour Area – A Plaintiffs’ Attorney Perspective.

2012

Minnesota Association for Justice Annual Meeting

Expanding Your Practice: The Big Employment Cases You Don't Even Know You Have

2012

Maine Employment Lawyers Association

Fair Labor Standards Act Cases: Overview and Best Practices

2012

Illinois Employment Lawyers Association

Using Dukes and Concepcion to Your Advantage in Wage and Hour Cases

2012

American Conference Institute’s 15th National Forum on Wage & Hour Claims and Class Actions

Panelist for Views from the Plaintiffs’ Bar: Adapting Your Defense Strategies to New and Innovative Techniques and Tactics

2012

17th Annual Conference on Employment Practices Liability Insurance

Panelist for "Wage & Hour and EPLI: Coverage Options and Best Practices for Minimizing Your Exposure to Claims."

2011

Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute

FLSA Case Update – In-Depth; FLSA Litigation – The Procedural Battles

2011

Minnesota CLE

Conducting Effective and Efficient Written Discovery

2011

American Conference Institute’s 12th National Forum on Wage & Hour Claims and Class Actions

Panelist for “View from the Plaintiffs’ Bar: Adapting Your Defense Strategies to New and Innovative Wage and Hour Claims"

2011

American Conference Institute

View from the Plaintiff's Bar: The Newest and Most Innovative Wage Claims Being Brought

2010

Upper Midwest ELI Conference

Spotting and Preventing FLSA Landmines Before They Explode

2010

Upper Midwest ELI Conference

The Hottest Issues in the Hottest Cases

2010

Upper Midwest ELI Conference

In-depth

2010

Minnesota CLE - The New Lawyer Experience

Everything But the Kitchen Sink? Conducting Effective and Efficient Written Discovery

2010

American Conference Institute Forum

Adapting Your Litigation Strategies in Light of New and Innovative Claims

2010

9th National Forum - New York, NY

Adapting Your Litigation Strategies in Light of New and Innovative Claims II

2009

Minnesota CLE

Critical Employment Issues in Difficult Times

2009

FLSA Update 2009

Highlights of the 2009 Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute

2009

American Bar Association

Kitchen Sink: Conducting Effective and Efficient Written Discovery

2009

American Bar Association

2009 FLSA Update: In-depth

2009

American Bar Association

Winning Before Trial Starts

2009

7th Annual Forum

Wage & Hour Claims

2008

Upper Midwest ELI Conference

Winning FLSA Cases

2008

Upper Midwest ELI Conference

How to Bring and Defend the FLSA Case

2008

NELA Convention

Everything You Wanted to Know about Discovery But Were Afraid to Ask

2008

NELA Conference

Discovery: How to Achieve Constant Pounding

2008

Annual Conference

Turning the Table on Defendants in FLSA Cases

2008

American Bar Association

The New Lawyer Experience

2008

American Bar Association

Critical Employment Issues in Difficult Times

2008

6th National Forum

Wage & Hour Claims

2008

6th Annual National Forum

Current and Future Targets of Wage & Hour Claims

2007

Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute

Cutting Edge Isues in FLSA Litigation

2007

NELA Spring Seminar

It Isn't Just About Tittle VII

2007

NELA Conference

Strategy and Tactics in Employment Litigation

2007

NELA Conference

Collective Actions

2007

MN Federal District Court Bar Annual Seminar

The E-Discovery Amendments

2007

Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association Conference

Conducting Effective and Efficient Discovery

2007

Hennepin County Bar Association

Hot Topics in Employment Law

2007

American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section

Litigating Wage and Hour Class Cases from A to Z

2007

American Bar Association

Conducting Effective and Efficient Written Discovery

2007

4th Annual National Forum

What is Coming Down the Pike?

2006

Upper Midwest ELI Conference

Recent Developments in the Eighth Circuit

2006

NELA Mid-Year

Why Let them Up for Air?

2006

NELA Convention

Discovery in Employment Cases

2006

NELA Conference

A Starting Point - Helpful FLSA Cases

2006

Hennepin County Bar Association

Wage and Hour Claims in the Shadow of the New Regulation

2006

17th Annual NELA Convention

Developing and Implementing and Effective Discovery Plan

2005

Upper Midwest ELI Conference

8th Circuit and Federal District Court Updates

2004

Upper Midwest ELI Conference

Plaintiff Counsels’ Love/Hate Relationship with the FLSA

2004

Minnesota State Bar Association

Welcome to the New Mud Puddle - New Regulations

2004

Hennepin County Bar Association

Recent Developments in the FLSA

2004

American Bar Association

The Ultimate Arbitration Update

2003

Minnesota State Bar Association

A Plaintiff Lawyer's Perspective of FLSA

2003

Minnesota State Bar Association

ADA/FMLA Tough Issues

2003

Lorman Institute Seminar

Workers' Compensation Meets Employment Law

Publications

2011

Minnesota CLE, Inc Co-Editor to the Wage and Hour Handbook: Federal and Minnesota.

Languages

English

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