Danielle Fitzsimmons and Andrew James Present FMLA Basics

April 8, 2025

Bassford Remele Shareholder Danielle Fitzsimmons and Counsel Andrew James will present “FMLA Basics – Navigating Eligibility, Covered Conditions, and Compliance in 2025” at the 2025 Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute for Minnesota Continuing Legal Education on May 19, 2025. The session will cover:

Contact Danielle Fitzsimmons or Andrew James for more information.

Danielle Fitzsimmons is Co-Chair of the Bassford Remele Employment Law Practice Group. She focuses her practice on employment litigation and counseling, representing employers in managing risk, creating and implementing employment policies and agreements, and defending claims arising out of employment relationships.

Andrew James is an accomplished trial lawyer and litigator who has won cases big and small from coast to coast. Drew harnesses substantial courtroom and litigation experience, as well as experience as in-house counsel, to resolve his clients’ thorniest issues. He represents his clients in all varieties of civil and business litigation, employment (both litigation and advice and counsel), education, and civil rights matters in federal and state courts nationwide. Drew’s clients include individuals, non-profit organizations, small businesses, Fortune 500 companies, and everything in between. Drew is licensed in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Utah.

Bassford Remele proudly serves as local and national counsel for many major corporations and Fortune 500 Companies and is a go-to litigation firm representing local, national, and international clients in state and federal courts across the region. When businesses seek solutions to their legal challenges—from the conference room to the courtroom—they seek Bassford Remele.

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