Both Minnesota state law and federal law prohibit co-workers from harassing each other. As a result, many, if not most employers have policies in place that are supposed to prevent sexual harassment and provide ways of reporting it and fixing the problem if and when...
Most Minnesotans probably know that state and federal laws generally prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of race or several other factors. They might not know that marital status can also be a source of unlawful employment discrimination. A case that...
Sexual harassment in the workplace has been illegal under Minnesota and federal laws for many years, and most employers have policies in place to prevent it and to punish those who don't abide by the policy. Nonetheless, many employers continue to turn a blind eye to...
Minneapolis residents may have read about the recent case of a gay teacher who was fired from her job at a Catholic school after her sexual orientation was revealed mother's obituary. The case raises some of the most unsettled issues in the law of employment...
Minnesota residents may have read about recent accusations of wrongdoing at the Minnesota U.S. Attorney's office. The controversy involves a man whom President Obama had nominated to run the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, and so has become highly...
