Kassie McKie Shiffermiller
Lynn, Jackson, Shultz & Lebrun, P.C.
909 Saint Joseph Street, Suite 800
Rapid City, SD 57701
United States
Kassie McKie Shiffermiller joined the firm’s Rapid City office as an associate in August 2014, after spending time at Lynn, Jackson, Shultz & Lebrun, P.C. as a summer associate in 2013. She focuses her practice on litigation, education, and employment law. She is co-editor of the South Dakota Employment Law Letter published by Business & Legal Resources (BLR), a member of the South Dakota Bar Association and the American Bar Association.
Kassie is a native of Rapid City. She graduated magna cum laude with a B.S.A. in Business Administration and a B.A. in Spanish from Western Carolina University (WCU) in 2011. While at WCU, Kassie was a Division I track and field athlete, recipient of the Southern Conference Commissioner’s Medal, recipient of the Dean’s Scholar Award, and a member of the Student Leadership Council. Kassie received her J.D. from the University of South Dakota School of Law in 2014, where she was a member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Board and a research assistant for Constitutional Law.
Education
- University of South Dakota School of Law, Vermillion, SD, J.D., May 2014
- Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, B.S. in Business Administration, May 2011
- Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, B.A. in Spanish, May 2011
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Pennington County Bar Association
- South Dakota Bar Association
- Employer’s Counsel Network
Published Works
- Editor, South Dakota Employment Law Letter
- “Manager’s Mode of Performing Job Doesn’t Sync with Owner’s Expectations“, HR Daily Advisor, July 24, 2017
- “South Dakota Brewery Worker’s Employment Tanked by Medical Restrictions“, HR Daily Advisor, June 16, 2017
- “Is South Dakota Employee Eligible for Unemployment Benefits After Stealing from Former Employer?“, HR Daily Advisor, May 29, 2017
- “Ensuring Compliance with OSHA’s Anti-Retaliation Provisions“, December 15, 2016
- Quoted, “States approve minimum wage, paid leave ballot questions,” Human Resources News, November 10, 2016
- “South Dakota employee confronts harasser, may have been burned by employer,” South Dakota Employment Law Letter, May 2016, and HR.BLR.com, June 27, 2016
- “Sioux City animal hospital declaws vet tech for catty attitude,” South Dakota Employment Law Letter, May 2016, and HR.BLR.com, June 20, 2016
- “South Dakota driver terminated for recklessness off the clock,” South Dakota Employment Law Letter, April 2016, and HR.BLR.com, May 20, 2016
- “Third strike gets driver fired–but he’s still awarded unemployment,” South Dakota Employment Law Letter, March 2016, and HR.BLR.com, April 29, 2016
- “Adding fun to work can pay off, but be alert to snags,” HR Hero Line, April 8, 2016
- “Termination: Awkward encounter with customer turns into a hairy situation,” South Dakota Employment Law Letter, February 2016, and HR.BLR.com, March 24, 2016
- “Dairy Queen employee’s strange antics freeze store hours,” South Dakota Employment Law Letter, January 2016, and HR.BLR.com, February 19, 2016
- “Workers’ comp: Why are only 2 of the 3 required brain surgeries covered?” South Dakota Employment Law Letter,December 2015, and HR.BLR.com, January 22, 2016
- “South Dakota ranch slims down workers’ comp coverage,” South Dakota Employment Law Letter, November 2015, and HR.BLR.com, December 18, 2015
- “South Dakota employer finds itself in ADA nightmare,” South Dakota Employment Law Letter, October 2015, and HR.BLR.com, Nov. 13, 2015
- “South Dakota booze distributor experiences hangover after firing employee,” South Dakota Employment Law Letter,September 2015, and HR.BLR.com, October 30, 2015
- “One too many accidents leaves South Dakota employee without a job,” South Dakota Employment Law Letter,August 2015, and HR.BLR.com, September 30, 2015
- “South Dakota employee had a good reason to quit, but no unemployment benefits awarded,” South Dakota Employment Law Letter, August 2015, and HR.BLR.com, September 25, 2015
- “South Dakota employee’s prank earns him a workers’ comp award,” South Dakota Employment Law Letter, August 2015, and HR.BLR.com, August 14, 2015
- “Engineer scrounges for evidence but doesn’t find enough to convince 8th Circuit,” South Dakota Employment Law Letter, July 2015, and HR.BLR.com, August 7, 2015
- “South Dakota Supreme Court announces new workers’ comp rule,” South Dakota Employment Law Letter, June 2015, and HR.BLR.com, July 17, 2015
- “South Dakota RIF ends in race discrimination claim,” South Dakota Employment Law Letter, June 2015, and HR.BLR.com, July 1o, 2015