Beth LaCanne is a skilled litigator with a strong focus on labor and employment law and professional liability. She represents employers and professionals in complex litigation and provides strategic counsel on a wide range of workplace and licensure issues.

Beth regularly defends employers against claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, wage theft, drug-and-alcohol testing, and wage-and-hour violations brought under local, state, and federal laws. She also represents businesses in matters involving public accommodation discrimination, helping clients address allegations related to access and services. In addition, Beth counsels businesses on day-to-day employment matters, including accommodation requests, employee discipline, employee handbooks, and terminations, helping clients navigate sensitive workplace challenges while minimizing legal risk.

In her professional liability practice, Beth represents licensed professionals—particularly in the healthcare and insurance sectors—in malpractice actions, administrative proceedings, and licensing board investigations. Her experience includes defending against claims of medical malpractice and advising on professional licensure compliance and disciplinary matters.

Beth is experienced in all phases of litigation, including case evaluation and strategy, discovery, depositions, dispositive motion practice, and trial preparation. She has secured summary judgment in multiple employment and liability cases and was a key member of the legal team that established precedent in the area of insurance agent liability in Wisconsin.

She is admitted to practice in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Beth graduated magna cum laude from Hamline University School of Law, where she served as an Associate Editor on the Hamline Law Review. She gained early experience in employment law through an externship with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights, and she later clerked for the Honorable Diane B. Bratvold and the Honorable Ivy S. Bernhardson.

Beth is actively involved in the legal community. She serves as the Vice-President of the Hennepin County Bar Foundation Board of Directors and is an appointed member of the Commission on Judicial Selection for Minnesota’s Tenth Judicial District.

Education

• Hamline University School of Law J.D., magna cum laude, 2014
  • Dean’s List
  • Merit Scholarship
  • CALI Awards: Civil Procedure II; Legal Research and Writing III; Secured Transactions
  • Hamline Law Review, Associate Editor
• Winona State University, B.S., summa cum laude, 1999

Bar Admissions

• U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
• Minnesota
• Wisconsin

Clerkships

• Minnesota Fourth Judicial District, the Honorable Diane B. Bratvold and the Honorable Ivy S. Bernhardson, Judicial Law Clerk, 2015-2016
• Ramsey County Attorney’s Office, Civil Division, Law Clerk, 2014-2015

Professional Achievements

• Commission on Judicial Selection for the Tenth Judicial District, appointed by the Minnesota Supreme Court, 2023-present

Bar Associations

• American Bar Association
• Minnesota State Bar Association
  • Civil Litigation Section
  • Construction Law Section
  • Labor and Employment Law Section
• State Bar of Wisconsin
• Hennepin County Bar Foundation
  • Vice President, 2025-present
  • Secretary, 2024-2025
  • Treasurer, 2023-2024
  • Board Member, 2022-present
• Hennepin County Bar Association
• Washington County Bar Association

Professional Associations

• Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association
  • Editorial Committee, 2022-present
• Minnesota Women Lawyers
• Association of Women Contractors
• Associated General Contractors of Minnesota
• Defense Research Institute

Civic Involvement

• Volunteer Lawyers Network, Volunteer Attorney, 2023-present
• Tubman
• William Mitchell College of Law, Adjunct Professor and Tutor, 2018-present

• Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Labor and Employment Litigation and Professional Malpractice Law, 2025
• Minnesota Rising Stars list, Super Lawyers, 2021-present

• Avoiding the Employment Law Hot Seat, co-author with D. Fitzsimmons, Attorney at Law Magazine, July 2025
• Understanding Your Client's Reimbursement Rights When Responding to Third-Party Subpoenas, co-author with J. Klobucar, Attorney at Law Magazine, Vol. 13, No. 11, November 2024
• The Family and Medical Leave Act and Minnesota Earned Sick and Safe Time Law, co-author with D. Fitzsimmons, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education The Employment Law 60 Seminar, October 2024
• The Risky Business of Hiring Independent Contractors, co-author with J. Loetscher, Associated General Contractors of Minnesota, October 2024
• A Law Firm's Guide for Responding to Third-Party Subpoenas Served on Clients, co-author with J. Klobucar, Attorney at Law Magazine, 
  
• Amendments to Minnesota’s Earned Sick and Safe Time Law, co-author with D. Fitzsimmons, Attorney at Law Magazine, Vol. 13, No. 6, July 2024
• New Legislative Changes to Earned Sick and Safe Time Impacting the Construction Industry, author, Associated General Contractors of Minnesota, June 2024
• Subpoena Survival Skills, co-author with J. Klobucar, Upsize, May 2024
• "Slander of Title": The Counter-Punch to a Mechanic's Lien, author, Associated General Contractors of Minnesota, January 2024
  
• The Changing Workplace, author, Bench & Bar of Minnesota, October 2023
• Tightening the Screws on Wage Theft: Minnesota’s Wage Theft Prevention Act, author, Associated General Contractors of Minnesota, June, 9, 2023
• Preparing for the Legalization of Marijuana, author, Associated General Contractors of Minnesota, June 2 and June 29, 2023
• Construction Litigation Coverage, co-author, Chapter 20 Update, Minnesota Insurance Deskbook, Minnesota State Bar Association, 5th Ed., 2023

The Work Week with Bassford Remele

• Compliance with Laws Designed to Close the Wage Gap, author, August 18, 2025
• Special Session Delivers Small but Notable Changes to Employment Laws, author, June 30, 2025
• DOJ Deploys Civil Rights Fraud Initiative to Monitor DEI Programs, author, May 27, 2025
• From Fines to Felonies: The High Stakes of Wage Theft, author, April 21, 2025
• Minnesota Legislative Session: Battles Over Paid Family and Medical Leave, author, March 17, 2025
• Supreme Court Settles Standard of Proof to Determine Exemptions under the FLSA, author, February 10, 2025
• When Reality Gets Real: NLRB's Love Is Blind Case Highlights The Importance Of Proper Worker Classification, author, December 16, 2024
• Overtime Overreach? Court Halts DOL's Final Rule Expanding Eligibility For Overtime, author, November 18, 2024
• Votes, Views, and Office Truces: An Employer's Guide to Election Season and Political Talk, author, November 4, 2024
  
• Canine Colleagues: Are Service Dogs a Reasonable Accommodation?, author, September 16, 2024
• The Risky Business of Hiring Independent Contractors, author, August 19, 2024
  
• Amendments to the Minnesota Human Rights Act and the Uncertainty of the FTC's Non-Compete Ban, author, July 8, 2024
• Another Record Year For Legislative Changes, author, May 28, 2024
  
• Overtime Eligibility Expanding to Include More Employees Under DOL Final Rule, author, April 29, 2024
• Non-Competes and New Standards for Employment Discrimination, co-author, April 22, 2024
  
• Worker Classification: The New DOL Final Rule, Current State Law, and Propose Changed to Minnesota’s Construction Classification Law, co-author, March 18, 2024
• A Whistleblower Claim Under The Sarbanes-Oxley Act Does Not Require Retaliatory Intent, author, February 19, 2024
• Labor Standards Boards: A New Trend Targeting The Workplace, author, January 22, 2024
• January 2024 Is A Monumental Moment For Minnesota Employers, author, January 2, 2024
  
• It's the Final Countdown...To Mandatory Paid Sick and Safe Leave, author, October 16, 2023
• Employer Obligations Related to Employees Expressing Breastmilk, author, April 24, 2023
  
• Increasing Prosecution of Employers for Wage Theft, author, March 20, 2023

• Latest Changes in Employment and Contracting Issues, presenter, Associated General Contractors of Minnesota Mini Summit, July 22, 2025
• Text Rx: Navigating Risks & Best Practices in Healthcare Communications, presenter, Bassford Remele Health Care Seminar, June 19, 2025
• Employment and Labor Market Trends: What's Next for Construction?, co-presenter, Bassford Remele 2025 Annual Construction Law Summit, February 6, 2025
• The Family and Medical Leave Act and Minnesota Earned Safe and Sick Time, co-presenter, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education The Employment Law 60 Seminar, October 30, 2024
• Advanced Leave Topics: Requirements for 2 Special Situations, co-presenter, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education How to Manage Leave Requests in Minnesota Seminar, January 31, 2024
• Minnesota Employment Legislative Update, presenter, Insperity, July 25, 2023
• Getting Into The Weeds: Navigating Cannabis Legalization in Minnesota, presenter, Associated General Contractors of Minnesota, June 14, 2023