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Going to court over compensation issues can be stressful, especially for the average employee with limited resources to fund representation. However, the Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) offers an alternative that does not require litigation: mediation. What is...
Many if not most employees in the Twin Cities area work for employers who must follow the Family and Medical Leave Act, or FMLA. The FMLA gives eligible employees the right to take time off work, up to several weeks, without having to worry about termination or other...
When a Minnesota worker is injured on the job and needs workers’ compensation benefits to cover for wage loss and medical care, the last thing they want to think about is if their employer will hold the claim against them in some way. Unfortunately, this does happen...
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...
You may share the same line of thinking as many in Minneapolis in that you cannot be fired by your employer without good cause. Yet is this true? Unless you or a family member or friend has had to deal with a firing before, then you are likely unfamiliar with the term...
Under the Family and Medical Leave Act, you are entitled to up to 12 weeks per year of unpaid leave for certain family and medical situations in Minnesota if you work for an employer who is covered. According to the Department of Labor, during your unpaid medical...
If you have a physical or mental disability, then you have several important rights afforded to you thanks to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, this key piece of legislature made it illegal for...
When you are working in Minnesota, you probably pay close attention to the rules to make sure you do not break them. This is due to the fact that if you break them, you will end up punished in some way. You might find yourself breaking small rules, such as wearing...