Trepanier MacGillis Battina P.A. is a law firm located in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota in the historic Flour Exchange Building. The firm is experienced, knowledgeable, and reputable in Minnesota workplace drug and alcohol testing law.
The firm’s President and founding shareholder, Craig W. Trepanier, has been named a Minnesota Super Lawyer, a designation granted to only 5 percent of Minnesota attorneys. The independent lawyer ranking service AVVO.com ranks him as “Superb.”
Craig W. Trepanier was an early pioneer in the drug and alcohol testing legal field and has practiced law extensively in this area since 1994 as part of a broader employment and business law practice.
Mr. Trepanier has given over 60 presentations about the legality of workplace drug and alcohol testing to groups all around the country. He has represented hundreds of employers in connection with drafting their DOT and Non-DOT drug testing policies. He has also represented numerous individuals whose legal rights in connection with a drug or alcohol test have been violated.
Mr. Trepanier has litigated claims under the Minnesota Drug & Alcohol Testing in the Workplace Act on behalf of both employers and employees. Mr. Trepanier has filed DOT complaints regarding violation of DOT drug and alcohol testing regulations on behalf of aggrieved employees.
An Initial Minnesota Drug Testing Legal Consultation is available if you need help in the following areas:
- DOT and Non-DOT drug and alcohol testing policy;
- DOT and Non-DOT drug and alcohol testing forms and checklists;
- Non-DOT Minnesota Drug & Alcohol Testing in the Workplace Act compliance audit;
- Federal Drug-Free Workplace Act compliance audit and policy development;
- Minnesota Human Rights Act, ADA, and FMLA compliance during employee chemical addiction treatment plans;
- Advice regarding handling alcoholism, drug abuse, and chemical dependency in the workplace;
- Conducting in-house training sessions for supervisors and managers;
- Advice regarding discipline and termination following a positive drug or alcohol test result;
- Developing Return-to-Work plans and “Last Chance Agreements” following a positive test;
- Grievance arbitrations hearings following a positive drug or alcohol test;
- Unemployment compensation hearings following a positive drug test;
- Advising collection sites, testing laboratories, MROs, and SAPs;
- Prosecuting claims under the Minnesota Drug & Alcohol Testing in the Workplace Act following a “false positive” test result or when statutory safeguards and procedures are not followed (including recovery of lost wages, benefits, emotional distress damages, attorney’s fees, and court costs under DATWA); and
- Defending employers and testing laboratories from claims under DATWA.
Mr. Trepanier may be contacted as follows:
Craig W. Trepanier, Esq.
Trepanier MacGillis Battina P.A.
8000 Flour Exchange Building
310 Fourth Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Phone: 612-455-0502
Fax: 612-455-0501
craig@trepanierlaw.com
www.trepanierlaw.com
Minnesota drug testing attorney Craig W. Trepanier of the law firm of Trepanier MacGillis Battina P.A. in Minneapolis, Minnesota, represents employers and employees in the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota in Minnesota workplace drug and alcohol testing legal matters, including Department of Transportation (DOT) drug and alcohol testing, 49 C.F.R. Part 40, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) drug and alcohol testing, 49 C.F.R. Part 382, Non-DOT drug and alcohol testing, Minnesota pre-employment drug testing, Minnesota job applicant drug testing, Minnesota reasonable suspicion drug testing, Minnesota random drug testing, Minnesota routine physical examination drug testing, Minnesota post-accident drug testing, Minnesota treatment program drug testing, Minnesota return-to-duty drug testing, Minnesota follow-up drug testing, Minnesota drug tests, Minnesota alcohol tests, Minnesota false positive drug tests, Minnesota wrongful discharge, Minnesota wrongful termination, Minnesota illegal drug tests, Minnesota unlawful drug tests, invasion of privacy, unlawful disclosure of Minnesota drug test results, violation of Minnesota drug testing laws, Minnesota Drug & Alcohol Testing in the Workplace Act, Minn. Stat. 181.950, Minnesota Lawful Consumable Products Act, Minn. Stat. 181.198, Minnesota drug testing policy and policies, Minnesota alcohol testing policy and policies, Minnesota drug testing law, Minnesota drug testing lawsuits, and Minnesota drug testing litigation. Minnesota drug testing attorney Craig W. Trepanier represents clients in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Apple Valley, Blaine, Bloomington, Brainerd, Brooklyn Park, Burnsville, Coon Rapids, Duluth, Eagan, Eden Prairie, Edina, Lakeville, Mankato, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Moorhead, Plymouth, Richfield, Rochester, St. Cloud, Stillwater, Twin Cities, Woodbury and other cities within the State of Minnesota (MN) (Minn.).