Category: EMPLOYMENT
HP’S TECHNOLOGY WORKERS FAIL TO GET THE SUPPORT THEY DESERVE
Anyone in Minneapolis who has had an issue with their personal computer or desktop printer has likely spent some time on a technical support hotline. Despite the inconvenience created by a technical issue, support staff often comes through with a solution. According to a recently filed class-action lawsuit, Hewlett-Packard, the major printer and computer manufacturer, …
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PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION PROTECTIONS STILL LACKING
Many Minnesota readers know that it is illegal to discriminate against employees who become pregnant. Current laws afford protection from being treated unfairly, paid less, denied work or promotional opportunities, or retaliating against a worker who takes maternity or paternity leave. Those protections have helped accomplish a lot for employees and have made the situation …
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Athletic Department Interns Pursue Class Action for Underpaid Work
Interns who have worked for the athletic department at a small liberal arts school on the East Coast are pursuing a class action lawsuit, claiming that they have been underpaid by the college for their efforts. The lead plaintiff says that he complained to top officials at the school in the human resources department about …
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TARGET EMPLOYEE PETITIONS STORE TO STAY CLOSED ON THANKSGIVING
A Target employee traveled across the country earlier this month to deliver a petition to the company’s headquarters in Minneapolis. The petition requested that the store change its hours for Black Friday shopping, which have been creeping earlier and earlier each year, and the store now opens at 9 pm on Thanksgiving. The woman wrote …
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Hurtful Nicknames Often a Part of Workplace Harassment
It’s fairly common for coworkers to joke around in the office and give each other nicknames, and many Minnesota employees simply accept this as a fact of life. However, some nicknames can go too far and be hurtful or degrading, and it’s important to know that can be considered workplace harassment. A recent case of …
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MANY WOMEN STILL FACING PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION
Newly named Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer made waves when she revealed that she was pregnant shortly after her new job was announced. She said at the time that her new employer was not concerned about her pregnancy and that she planned to take a short maternity leave of only a few weeks and that she …
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PERSONALITY TESTS COULD LEAD TO HIRING DISCRIMINATION
Personality tests have grown in popularity in recent years as many more employer are looking to hire long-term workers who will fit well within the company hierarchy. The tests are designed to find a certain type of employee who will be well-suited to the job and are often a first step in the hiring process. …
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WOMEN PURSUE SEX DISCRIMINATION CLAIM AGAINST SAUDI PRINCE
Three women working as limousine drivers in Rochester, Minnesota, are pursuing a sex discrimination claim against their former employer and against Price Abdul-Rahman bin Adbul-Aziz of Saudi Arabia. The women say that they were hired as drivers for the Prince and his entourage when they were in Minnesota for medical treatment at the Mayo Clinic …
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MINNESOTA JURY AFFIRMS OFFICER’S FREE SPEECH RIGHTS
An Oakdale police officer’s first amendment rights were affirmed by a local jury earlier this week, after a long dispute over disciplinary action and wrongful termination as a result of comments he made about a police chief. The comments were made in the context of a union meeting, when members took a vote of “no …
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LUND BOAT COMPANY SETTLES MINNESOTA SEX-DISCRIMINATION CLAIM
Lund Boat Company (and its parent company, Brunswick Corporation) have agreed to pay nearly $300,000 to the federal government following a years-long investigation of hiring practices at a New York Mills, Minnesota, manufacturing facility. The U.S. Department of Labor began investigating Lund’s manufacturing plant in rural Otter Tail County, Minnesota, back in 2007 following a series …
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