About Marko
Marko J. Mrkonich focuses his practice on discrimination and other employment litigation, client counseling, and traditional labor law issues. He works primarily with clients in the manufacturing and retail industries, and has specific knowledge of matters that arise under:Title VIIThe Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments ActThe Age Discrimination in Employment ActThe Family and Medical Leave ActThe Older Workers Benefit Protection ActThe Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification ActThe Minnesota Human Rights ActOrdinances in Minneapolis and St. PaulMarko represents clients in federal and state jury and bench trials, in appellate courts and in administrative hearings before federal and state agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, the Department of Labor and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights. He also handles labor arbitrations and has extensive experience in mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution.Additionally, Marko routinely counsels clients on:Proper handling of terminationDiscipline decisionsReorganizations and reductions-in-forceLeaves of absenceAll aspects of personnel managementMarko devotes extensive efforts to training and education and frequently teaches as part of Continuing Legal Education programs. He regularly speaks on a wide variety of employment topics to legal, human resource, and other business audiences.Previously Littler Mendelson's president and managing director, Marko was also the founding member of the Minneapolis office where he formerly held the position of office managing shareholder.Before joining Littler, Marko served as chairperson of the labor and employment practice of another firm, where he practiced for 17 years. He began his career as a law clerk to the Honorable Miles W. Lord, United States District Court Judge for the District of Minnesota.
Marko J. Mrkonich focuses his practice on discrimination and other employment litigation, client counseling, and traditional labor law issues. He works primarily with clients in the manufacturing and retail industries, and has specific knowledge of matters that arise under:
Marko represents clients in federal and state jury and bench trials, in appellate courts and in administrative hearings before federal and state agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, the Department of Labor and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights. He also handles labor arbitrations and has extensive experience in mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution.
Additionally, Marko routinely counsels clients on:
Marko devotes extensive efforts to training and education and frequently teaches as part of Continuing Legal Education programs. He regularly speaks on a wide variety of employment topics to legal, human resource, and other business audiences.
Previously Littler Mendelson's president and managing director, Marko was also the founding member of the Minneapolis office where he formerly held the position of office managing shareholder.
Before joining Littler, Marko served as chairperson of the labor and employment practice of another firm, where he practiced for 17 years. He began his career as a law clerk to the Honorable Miles W. Lord, United States District Court Judge for the District of Minnesota.
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Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Employment Law - Management, Minneapolis (2015)
- Recognized: Employment Law - Management
- Recognized: Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Special Focus: Employment
- Special Focus: Labor
- Special Focus: Management
- Named, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business - Chambers USA, 2009-2013
- Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
- Named, Nations' Most Powerful Employment Attorneys - Top 100, Human Resource Executive / Lawdragon Inc., 2009-2013