{"id":6900,"date":"2020-11-19T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgs.com\/blog\/?p=6900"},"modified":"2021-11-22T15:18:44","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T21:18:44","slug":"scott-lepak-named-to-the-public-employment-relations-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.com\/blog\/2020\/11\/19\/scott-lepak-named-to-the-public-employment-relations-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott Lepak Named to the Public Employment Relations Board"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Barna, Guzy &amp; Steffen, Ltd. is pleased to announce that Governor Walz has appointed shareholder Scott Lepak to serve on the <a href=\"https:\/\/mn.gov\/perb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Public Employment Relations Board (PERB)<\/a>. Scott will serve as the alternate public employer\u2019s representative. The Board is the body charged with addressing unfair labor practice charges under the public sector labor relations law. This Board was originally active from 1971 to 1991 and was recreated in 2014.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scott is a shareholder in our labor and employment section. He has been working in this area for well over 30 years. Scott noted that he appeared before this Board as an advocate during its original mission. He is delighted to now serve in this new capacity. He also pointed out, in response to numerous questions from public employer clients, that he will continue to represent public sector employer and municipal clients.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is very much a less than part time gig,\u201d Scott said. \u201cWe needed another representative to get cases processed when the regular public sector board member had a conflict or was unavailable. I am excited to join the well-regarded members of this Board when needed as an alternate.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations, Scott, on your appointment to the Minnesota Public Employment Relations Board. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scott M. Lepak has represented employers on labor and employment matters in Minnesota since 1987. Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.com\/attorneys\/scott-m-lepak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scott <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.com\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contact us<\/a> for additional information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barna, Guzy &amp; Steffen, Ltd. is pleased to announce that Governor Walz has appointed shareholder Scott Lepak to serve on the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB). Scott will serve as the alternate public employer\u2019s representative. The Board is the body charged with addressing unfair labor practice charges under the public sector labor relations law. This Board was originally active from 1971 to 1991 and was recreated in 2014.&nbsp; Scott is a shareholder in our labor and employment section. He has been working in this area for well over 30 years. Scott noted that he appeared before this Board as an advocate during its original mission. He is delighted to now serve in this new capacity. He also pointed out, in response to numerous questions from public employer clients, that he will continue to represent public sector employer and municipal clients.&nbsp; \u201cThis is very much a less than part time gig,\u201d Scott said. \u201cWe needed another representative to get cases processed when the regular public sector board member had a conflict or was unavailable. I am excited to join the well-regarded members of this Board when needed as an alternate.\u201d&nbsp; Congratulations, Scott, on your appointment to the Minnesota Public Employment Relations Board. Scott M. 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