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Minnesota

No class-action status for NHL players’ injury lawsuit

08/08/2018
A group of former National Hockey League players has lost their bid to file a class-action lawsuit against the league because each of their circumstances were too different to meet federal class-action rules.

Auto-erased surveillance video can be perfectly legal

08/08/2018
Do you take video recordings of the workplace and automatically delete them based on a set schedule? That’s fine as long as you haven’t been notified of pending litigation.

OK to fire disabled worker who cannot perform job duties

08/08/2018
Sadly, some employee disabilities just can’t be accommodated, which means the employee can be terminated. Just make sure you can back up your contention that there was nothing that could be done to allow the employee to keep working.

Workers’ comp claims get expensive when more than one employer is involved

08/08/2018
The Minnesota Supreme Court has clarified the conditions under which an attorney representing an injured worker can obtain additional attorneys’ fees.

Consider hiring outside attorney to conduct investigation into HR harassment

08/08/2018
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has refused to reinstate a case involving sexual harassment in which the alleged harasser claimed he was fired because of racial bias.

8th Circuit slaps down DOL in FLSA case

08/08/2018
The Department of Labor has suffered a rare rebuke after it tried to press an employer to reveal information that might expand a Fair Labor Standards Act claim to cover related entities.

Is that valid guidance or sex discrimination?

08/08/2018
A female employee sued for sex discrimination when she felt that she was told to do her job more like a man.

Department of Labor sues Minneapolis flooring company

07/24/2018
Minneapolis-based Luxury Floors Inc. and its chief executive officer face a U.S. Department of Labor lawsuit after investigators from the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division concluded the company broke the law by paying its workers straight time when they should have received overtime pay.

The First Amendment, patronage and political firing

07/24/2018
Public employers that fire workers following a controversial election must show that they would have fired the worker anyway.

Prefer federal court venue? Prove what’s at stake

07/24/2018
Often, employers prefer to be sued in federal court instead of state courts. To move a case from state court to federal court, you must show that the matter in controversy is worth $75,000 or more.