1. Laura J. Amundson
1330 Chandler Street
Madison, Wisconsin 53715
laura_amundson@hotmail.com
608.230.6792
State of Wisconsin,Office ofState Employment Relations, LaborRelationsSpecialist-Chief
Representationof State AgenciesinEmployment-RelatedActions
· Litigationof casesinvolvingdiscipline,involuntarymedical leave,andemploymentterminationbefore
the WisconsinEmploymentRelationsCommission
o Caseinvestigation,analysis,development of strategy, pre-hearing discovery,witness preparation,direct
and cross-examination athearing, legal research,post-hearingbriefs;favorabledecisionsreceived in
termination and suspension cases(additional decisionspending);favorablesettlements negotiated.
o Dispositivemotions submitted and briefed; orders granting motions to dismissobtained.
Brief submitted in opposition to petition for rehearing; denial obtai ned.
· Arbitration of employmentterminationanddenial of employeebenefits cases
o Expedited arbitration of Wis. Stats.§ 230.36 benefits denial.
o Arbitrationof WisconsinState Patrol trooperemploymenttermination Dispositivemotions
submitted and briefed; orders grantingmotions to dismissobtained.
o ArbitrationremedyhearingandnegotiatedsettlementinDOC termination
· Investigation,analysis,andprocessingof state employeegrievances(includinganalysisof FMLA issues
and negotiatedsettlements)
Training
· Preparationandpresentationof trainingonemploymentrelationstopicstosupervisorsof state
employees,including“NewSupervisor”and“AdvancedEmploymentRelations”trainingtopics
CollectiveBargaining
· Bargainingwithstate employee unions,includingWLEA (publicsafety),PERSA,andWSAA
Interpretation,analysis&applicationof Wisconsinand FederalStatutesandAdministrativeCode
· ResearchandrevisionstoWisconsinHumanResourcesHandbook(FamilyandMedical Leave chapter)
· Advice tostate agencyHuman Resourcesprofessionals
WisconsinEducationAssociation Council,Legal Counsel
Legal advice and advocacy, litigationof employmentcases:
Administrative Agency:
· Casesbefore the WisconsinEmploymentRelationsCommissionconcerningprohibitedlaborpractices
and clarificationof collectivebargainingunits.
· Casesbefore the Equal RightsDivisionof the WisconsinDepartmentof Workforce Development.
· Representationinappealsof UnemploymentInsurancedenials.

2. Circuitand Appellate Courts:
· Successful outcomesincircuitcourtappealsfromWisconsinEmploymentRelations Commissions
decisionsconcerningthe litigant’srighttoinformationandcertificationof bargainingunits.
· Obtainingof restrainingordersagainststudentswhoharassorthreatenemployees.
·Oral argumentandbrief in Statev. Ambrose,196 Wis.2d768, 540 N.W.2d 208 (Wis.App.1995).
Arbitration:
· Arbitrationof disputesarisingundercollectivebargainingagreements.
Legal Researchand AnalysisforWEACOffice of General Counsel:
· Legal researchand analysis,legal memoranda.
Legal Advice to IndividualsandRegional WEACOffices:
· Advice providedtorepresentedemployeesandregional representativesconcerningall aspectsof
memberrepresentation.
Training providedon legal topics:
Trainingonlegal topicspreparedandpresentedto school districtemployeesandadministrators:
· National EducationAssociation,Divisionof HumanandCivil Rights,Annual Conference.
o Trainingon topics includingdiscrimination in employment and education under Titles VII and IX of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 and related caselaw.
· WisconsinSchool Nurses’AssociationAnnual Conference.
· WisconsinEducationAssociationCouncil(WEAC) regional meetingsand statewideconferences.
o Trainingon topics includingemployee rights and reasonableaccommodations availableunder state and
federal Family and Medical Leave laws,the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act, and the Americans with
DisabilitiesAct.
Education:
ContinuingLegal Education
o Trainingonlegal topicsincluding EmploymentLaw,DiscoveryandTrial Procedure,andEvidence
UniversityofWisconsinLaw School:
o J.D.,1993.
o Legal Intern,CenterforPublicRepresentation,Madison,Wisconsin
 Provided testimony to state Senate subcommittee re: proposed amendments to WFMLA
o ArticlesEditor, WisconsinInternational Law Journal.
o Legal Intern,WisconsinState Courtof Appeals
o Universityof WisconsinLawSchool ProsecutorProgram
Legal Intern,Portage CountyDistrictAttorney
o Legal Intern,Dane CountyDistrictAttorney –Juvenile Division

3. MadisonCollege,CourseworkinIT,Finance andBusinessManagement; Mathematics:
o All courseworkcompletedforMicrosoftOffice-Basiccertification,inAccess,Excel,Outlook,
PowerPoint,Wordand Windows.
o CourseworkinReal Estate Law,includingfinancial aspects;
WisconsinReal Estate Saleslicensure obtained.
o Courseworkincollege-transferStatisticsandmathematics
o Dean’slist,PerfectHonors; PhiTheta Kappa.
IllinoisEducationAssociation,CollectiveBargainingIntern
· Attending,note-taking,and participatingincollectivebargainingnegotiationandmediationsessions.
· Attendingtrainingrelatingtofinancialaspectsof collective bargainingprocess.
Carleton College,Northfield,Minnesota:
o B.A.,French, cumlaude,1988.
o National Meritscholar.
Foreign LanguageStudy:
o French, Russian,Czech(written);some Spanish.
Writing samples, references available upon request.