Geared for Success
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...
The world of workers’ compensation law and disability law as it applies to the workplace can be confusing. Most people do not have much experience with either law until they are suddenly injured on the job. If you become disabled due to a workplace injury, what are...
Loving your job and where you work is a goal of many workers in Minnesota and elsewhere. While this is attainable, some employees are dissatisfied with their place of employment. Maybe it is not their ideal career. Possibly, they are unhappy with their current pay....
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...
It is easy to take our good health for granted until we or a loved one become seriously ill or injured. Sometimes you need to take an extended leave from work for your own health reasons or the health reasons of an immediate family member. The Family and Medical Leave...
When Minnesota employees take a job, they are doing so with the understanding that they will follow the instructions of their employer. This is true in any industry whether it is blue collar or white collar. For many jobs, that involves performing tasks they might...
You spend a large portion of your day at work, so the environment you work in should be one in which you feel safe and protected. Your employer has a legal responsibility to you and other employees to provide a strong working environment. If you are dreading going to...
When people go to work in Minnesota they should be able to simply focus on their work and finish the various job tasks that they need to finish that day. Unfortunately, many people are not able to do this because of the actions of their co-workers or even their...
A county government in Minnesota is facing claims that it unlawfully passed over a qualified candidate for a promotion in favor of other applicants who were white. According to news reports, the Olmstead County employee who filed the claim remains on the county’s...
While the news media have covered many aspects of sexual harassment in recent years, one type of sexual harassment tends to go underreported: sexual favoritism. This type of behavior can affect the entire workforce at a company, even workers who were not directly...