Category: EMPLOYMENT
Is It Legal to Be Fired for Selling Girl Scout Cookies?
The sale of Girl Scout cookies has become a national institution. Just like the return of Minnesota Twins baseball, blooming flowers, and March Madness, offerings of Tagalongs, Thin Mints and Dosidos are very common during spring. Those who are reading this post have probably purchased a box from young scouts strategically positioned outside a grocery …
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MINNESOTA PROFESSOR ALLEGES WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION
A professor at Macalester College is suing her employer, alleging gender discrimination, as well as race and national origin discrimination under the Minnesota Human Rights Act. The woman is currently a full professor with tenure at the college, teaching creative writing in its English department. However, the professor claims that she was wrongfully denied several promotions …
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Employees Win Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuit in Twin Cities
We recently wrote about a settlement in a class-action lawsuit involving janitors working for a company responsible for cleaning Twin Cities Target stores reached a preliminary allegation of unpaid wages. Dozens of janitors working at Target stores in the area had sued Tamps-based Diversified Maintenance Systems claiming they were required to work as many as …
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MINNESOTA STATE AGENCY HAS BACKLOG OF DISCRIMINATION CASES
Minnesota workers are entitled to employment protections under both federal and state laws. In many aspects of employment law, Minnesota is a progressive state, with state laws offering additional prohibitions against certain types of workplace discrimination. The distinction between federal and state laws can be of minimal importance to employees who simply benefit from whichever …
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EEOC Reviews Complaints Against Target Corp.
In a recent post, we discussed some of the challenges that those with a criminal record may face in the job market. Today’s story provides context for that struggle with a real life example. Recently, the NAACP and TakeAction Minnesota brought allegations of unfair hiring practices against Target Corp. In ten formal complaints filed with …
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SOMETIMES IT PAYS TO GET LAID OFF
Minnesota air travelers may have heard that American Airlines has announced plans for merging with US Airways. The new company will be run by Doug Parker, the current CEO of US Airways Group Inc. However, Minnesota readers don’t need to express any sympathies to American Airlines’ current CEO, Tom Horton. Mr. Horton is expected to …
JANITORS REACH SETTLEMENT IN UNPAID WAGES CLASS ACTION SUIT
Even as news of an improving economy has spurred job growth, it appears that many workers (especially low-wage workers) must fight for the wages they are entitled under law. Minnesota Public Radio recently reported that janitors for Diversified Maintenance Systems reached a settlement in a class action lawsuit filed against the company over unpaid wages. The class, which …
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PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION: WHEN GETTING PREGNANT GETS YOU FIRED.
Although terminating someone’s employment because they are pregnant has been against the law since 1978 when the Pregnancy Discrimination Act was first passed it does not stop some Minnesota employers from blatantly firing someone simply for being pregnant. Take the case of a woman who told her employer she was pregnant at the beginning of …
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Advocates Renew Push for LGBT Employment Protection
Advocates for gay rights are renewing their efforts to seek protection from discrimination in light of the president’s recent support for the cause during his second inaugural address. President Obama’s statements about gay rights represented a major turning point in the eyes of advocates who are excited about the possibilities for change. Current federal employment …
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MAN CLAIMS RETALIATION, WRONGFUL TERMINATION BY TECH COMPANY
It’s fairly unusual to hear of a wrongful termination case with ties to an uprising, but one former Microsoft employee says that the tech giant fired him after he spoke to the press about his experience escaping Libya during the recent revolution. As many readers know, last year’s Libyan revolution was extremely violent and led …
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