Lida Bannink

Lida Bannink is a shareholder with Eckberg Lammers and the lead attorney in our Labor & Employment as well as a litigator in our business and individual law groups. She places a special emphasis on counseling employers, both businesses and municipalities, on how to manage the complex web of laws and regulations to support their entities' human resource needs. When called upon to litigate, she is a strong advocate in the courtroom. She focuses in the following areas:

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

• Employee performance issues
• Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• American's with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Separation/termination agreements
• Discrimination and harassment
• Noncompete/confidentiality agreements
• Wage & overtime/medical leave
• Whistleblowing & retaliation
• Employment handbooks
• Collective bargaining

Lida is actively involved in bettering the community both professionally, such as her involvement in the St. Croix Valley Employers' Association, and personally through various volunteer events and charitable giving opportunities. She was raised on her family's rural farm in Clear Lake, Wisconsin and now resides in Western Wisconsin with her husband and two daughters. She has a passion for the outdoors and helping others in need.

State Bar of Wisconsin

Who Is an Independent Contractor? Department of Labor Proposes Clarity

By Eckberg Lammers Attorney Lida Bannink

A recent rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Labor would make it easier to classify workers as independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Lida Bannink discusses the proposed rule and its implications.

Read the article

Minnesota State Bar Association

Attorney Lida Bannink has been appointed Council for the Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA) Labor and Employment Law Section for 2020-2021.

The Labor and Employment section is one of the largest groups in the MSBA, with over 650 members.

Read the Press Release

Contact LIDA Today.

Call 651-351-2116 or send an e-mail to schedule an appointment

"I wanted to take a moment this morning to express my appreciation and gratitude. We have been entrenched in a complex human resource issue for the past 15 months with one of our employees, and Lida has been a guiding light throughout the process. She has provided us with sound advice and direction as we navigated an evolving and fluid situation with significant challenges and complexity.

We received an award and decision after a four-day trial, and I could not be more pleased with the outcome and the opinion.The decision is a direct reflection on Lida Bannink’s guidance, advice, case preparation, and trial performance. I have spent 31 years working in this industry, testified hundreds of times in court cases, and worked with a variety of attorney’s over the years in a courtroom setting. I followed along each day of the hearing and could not have been more impressed with Lida’s preparedness and presentation of the case.

The decision is a win for Eckberg Lammers, for our organization, as well as for the community. More importantly, this decision will have a significant positive impact on the morale of our employees knowing we stand by our convictions of integrity, ethics, and professionalism; and we are willing to fight for those core values. Thank you on behalf of the members of our organization."

- Labor & Employment Client