On behalf of John A. Klassen, P.A. | Sep 24, 2012 | Employment Discrimination
A teacher who has taught in the South Washington County School District for more than 30 years is filing a lawsuit after what he claims is wrongful termination. The teacher missed a significant amount of work while recovering from a surgery and subsequent medical...
On behalf of John A. Klassen, P.A. | Sep 18, 2012 | Age Discrimination
A former employee of the publishing company Penguin Group has filed a legal complaint against the publisher for wrongful discharge due to age discrimination. The complaint should remind Minnesotans that age discrimination is a real concern and that it may be prevalent...
On behalf of John A. Klassen, P.A. | Sep 12, 2012 | Employment Discrimination
A boat manufacturing company will pay out a settlement of $295,000 for discriminating against female job applicants who were rejected from job openings at its plant in northwestern Minnesota. The employment discrimination suit filed in 2011 claimed that the company...
On behalf of John A. Klassen, P.A. | Sep 4, 2012 | Whistleblower Protection
The Norfolk Southern Railway Co. was ordered to pay $932,070.46 in damages, including more than $387,000 in punitive damages and attorney’s fees, to two whistleblowers. Following an investigation, OSHA determined that Norfolk Southern violated the Federal...
