Geared for Success
Minnesotans who believe they are the victims of unlawful discrimination will often have clear incidents and statements in mind bolstering that belief, but in many cases, discrimination can be harder to pinpoint. Age discrimination is not talked about as frequently as...
Every job in Minnesota has a set of requirements that the employees are supposed to complete. Many also have employee handbooks that state the expectations. While workers may sign an acknowledgement that they have received the handbook, this does not necessarily mean...
Workplace discrimination can be demoralizing, abusive and illegal. But discrimination victims often fear retaliation and losing their jobs, and so they don’t know what to do about it. Most cannot afford to live without their income. Fortunately, there are options to...
Workplace discrimination is far more common than many people realize. Yet, in too many instances, those who have been discriminated against fail to notice what has been done to them, or the discrimination has become so prevalent that they’ve become desensitized to it....
Employers and employees in Minnesota hear a lot about discrimination on the basis of sex or race, but the legal issue of age discrimination often draws less public attention. Not unlike its counterparts in race and sex, federal and state law prohibit a wide range of...
Both federal law and Minnesota law prohibit discrimination based on a person’s disability. As is the case with other types of unlawful discrimination, employers may not refuse to hire, fire, or take other adverse action against workers because the workers have a...
People need to be healthy in order to do their jobs in Minnesota, but there are situations when people suffer injuries or develop illnesses. Some of the injuries and illnesses people suffer do not keep them from working, but there are others that will force be to miss...
Periodic layoffs and terminations are part of most industries. Understanding this, many employers in the Twin Cities have adopted practice of offering severance agreements to their employees whom they have chosen to let go. Even if letting an at-will employee go,...
Minnesota is an at-will employment state. This means that your employer can fire you at any point during your employment without having to provide a reason. If you are fired because your employer doesn’t like the shoes you wore that day, unfortunately, it is not...
The face of employment is changing rapidly in Minnesota, and all over the nation. Over the last few years, many people have voluntarily left their jobs without another job to go to. In some cases, the reason that people left their job was because unemployment benefits...