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At one point or another in most people's careers, they've dealt with coworkers-not to mention management-that were difficult to get along with. Personalities can clash, egos can compete, and insecurities can contribute to a working environment that is less than...
Issues of prejudice and discrimination are always sensitive topics. Oftentimes, acts of discrimination are subtle and may be difficult to prove. This can be especially true in a workplace setting, where the employer maintains a certain degree of discretion to hire,...
For many people in the workforce in Minnesota, being discriminated against because of sexual orientation is a real fear. While great strides have been made in the area of workplace discrimination in the last several years, an issue such as discrimination is not going...
Five Minnesota DFL senators recently offered a bill that would prohibit discrimination against LGBT people in jury service. The bill would add sexual orientation and marital status to current prohibitions against discrimination based on more familiar protected...
A recent Minnesota editorial questioned whether the civil rights protections afforded to women in this state -- as well as the courts interpreting those legal protections -- are better than a neighboring state's record. The editorial was specifically referring to a...
Minnesota readers are likely aware of the potential fiscal cliff facing Congress, as it deliberates over the federal budget. As funding for various projects is reviewed and debated, at least one editorial in a Minnesota newspaper urged lawmakers to continue to provide...
According to a recent statistic from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, complaints of workplace discrimination based on national origin rose by 76 percent from 1997 to 2011 in Minnesota and across the country.National origin discrimination occurs when...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently began surveying the number of Americans providing elder care. In a three-month survey period reported in the published 2011 results, 39.8 million people over age 15 provided unpaid care to someone over 65 for reasons related to...
In 2011, more than 40 employers in corporate America paid a collective $60 million in settlements or unfavorable court judgments in workplace discrimination lawsuits brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Minnesota employer 3M was one of those...
Minneapolis readers may be surprised to learn that the Seventh-day Adventist Church might be the 12th-largest religion in the world, according to one ranking. It also has a sizable presence in Minnesota, where German or Scandinavian immigrants founded many of its...