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Employment Law

Never ignore accommodation request

02/27/2017
Ignoring a request for accommodations may give the employee grounds for a lawsuit, even if it turns out that an accommodation wasn’t required.

‘2-for-1’ regulatory plan aims to free up businesses

02/23/2017
President Trump’s goal is to alleviate the regulatory burden on employers of all sizes.

Do your supervisors know their FMLA duties?

02/23/2017
Mistakes by front-line managers—usually simple, unforced errors—can lead to costly FMLA liability.

Disorganization: Union membership falls to all-time low

02/23/2017
Only 10.7% of U.S. workers are now members of labor unions.

EEOC: Take supervisor harassment seriously

02/22/2017
The EEOC has signaled its intent to aggressively pursue harassment cases against employers—especially when the harassment is perpetrated by anyone in a supervisory role.

Warn staff: Bullying can bring criminal charges

02/22/2017
Employees who harass and abuse co-workers—and supervisors who turn a blind eye to bullying—may end up facing jail time.

Overtime rules appeal deadline pushed back to May 1

02/21/2017
The fate of the Department of Labor’s long-delayed new overtime pay rules will not be known for several more weeks. That doesn’t bode well for their eventual enactment.

Microbrewery alleges former exec spilled trade secrets

02/17/2017
Summit Brewing in St. Paul is suing its former vice president of sales for providing trade secrets to a direct competitor.

Minority cops: Minneapolis P.D. psych screening test is biased

02/17/2017
The psychological test the Minneapolis Police Department uses to screen applicants is biased against minorities, according to some police officers.

Federal court: Minnesota law protects transgender people

02/17/2017
A federal court has concluded that Minnesota’s sex discrimination laws include gender identity as a protected status.