Christine Tuft

Biography

Chris Tuft focuses her practice in the areas of workers' compensation and employment law. She represents insured and self-insured employers in all aspects of workers' compensation litigation at the Department of Labor and Industry and the Office of Administrative Hearings, Workers Compensation Court of Appeals, and Minnesota Supreme Court. Chris has developed expertise on the interrelationship between the Workers Compensation Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. She is a regular speaker at the firm's seminars and a contributing author on publications, newsletters, and fax alerts.

Areas of Practice: Workers Compensation Employment Law Bar Admissions: Minnesota, 1992 U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1992 Education: University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1992 J.D. Nebraska Wesleyan University, 1989 B.A. Honors: With Honors Published Works: "Invasion of Privacy and the Workplace", Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A., June 1999 "Permanent Total Disability" Co-Author, Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A., June 1998 "Workers Compensation Treatment Parameters: Are the Benefits Worth the Burden?" Co-Author, Health Benefits Planner, July 1995 Keeping Current in Employment Law, Contributing Author, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education Employment Law Seminar, 1994 and 1995 Editions "FMLA," Keeping Current in Employment Law, 1995 "Weekly Wage Calculations in Workers Compensation Cases Part Two: Special Employment Categories,"Co-Author, Minnesota Defense, Spring, 1994 Contributing Editor, Employment Law Update and Workers Compensation Update, Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala Classes/Seminars Taught: "Case Law Update," Workers Compensation Seminar, Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A., June 2012 "Case Law Update," Workers' Compenastion Seminar, Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A., June 2011 "Hot Button Topics for Employers," Workers' Compenastion Seminar, Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A., June 2011 "Common Questions: A Panel Discussion," Workers Compensation Seminar, Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A., June 2010 "Case Law Update," Workers Compensation Seminar, Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A., June, 2010 "Rehabilitation Issues: Gaining Control & Reducing Costs," 2009 Minnesota Workers Compensation Seminar, Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A., June 2009 "Case Law Update", Workers Compensation Seminar, Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A., August 2008 "Case Law Update", Workers Compensation Seminar, Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A., June 2008 "Case Law & Legislative Update," Workers Compensation Seminar, Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A., June 2007 Professional Associations and Memberships: Member, American Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section Member, Minnesota State Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section Member, Hennepin County Bar Association, Workers Compensation Section Member, Minnesota Women Lawyers- See more at: http://www.arthurchapman.com/biographies/attorneys/tuft-christine/#sthash.ZZ6So9zg.dpuf

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