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Minnesota

Minneapolis temp agency settles overtime pay dispute

11/21/2017

All Temporaries Midwest, based in Minneapolis, has agreed to settle after investigators from the U.S. Department of Labor alleged the company violated the Fair Labor Standards Act when it failed to pay enough overtime to employees who worked more than 40 hours in a workweek.

Reassignment can be post-FMLA accommodation

11/21/2017

When a disabled employee wants to return to work, limitations may make it impossible for him to do his old job. If so, it may be reasonable to either grant more leave or reassign the employee—or both.

Paid suspension is hardly ‘intolerable’

11/21/2017

An employee can quit and sue for constructive discharge if the working conditions are truly intolerable. Being suspended with pay pending an investigation doesn’t qualify.

When it comes to unemployment benefits, angry outburst isn’t reason enough to quit

11/21/2017

Courts will always examine employment issues through the lens of one question: Would an average, reasonable worker have quit under the circumstances, choosing to become unemployed?

Federal court rules: No Constitutional right to deny service to same-sex couples

11/21/2017

A husband and wife team of video photographers have lost a lawsuit in which they argued they could legally refuse to record the weddings of same-sex couples.

Minnesota Supreme Court affirms MFLSA: Employers can’t force employees to share tips

11/21/2017

The Minnesota Supreme Court has given the go-ahead to lawsuits against employers that fire workers who refuse to share their tips with other employees or the employer.

Move affecting income might be retaliation

11/21/2017

If an employer action affecting a worker’s pocketbook would make a reasonable employee think twice about filing a discrimination complaint, a court is likely to consider the merits of a retaliation lawsuit. 

No critical comments about employee’s spouse

11/21/2017

Be cautious when discussing an employee’s spouse—especially in critical terms! That could lead to charges of discrimination on the basis of marital status.

Fired black exec sues Thrivent for discrimination

11/21/2017

A former insurance executive at Thrivent Financial has filed suit in Hennepin County alleging the company discriminated against him because he is black and retaliated against him after he accused a co-worker of racial discrimination.

8th Circuit rules on preemption

11/14/2017
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a state’s employment laws barring discharge for whistleblowing isn’t preempted by the Airline Deregulation Act.