Blog: Discrimination

If you have been treated unfairly based on race, gender, age, religion, disability, or another protected characteristic, you have the legal right to hold your employer accountable. Filing an employment...

Feeling the sting of unfair treatment in the workplace due to aspects beyond your control can be disheartening and demeaning. At Madia Law, we recognize the emotional toll and fear...

“Miranda” went shopping for home furnishings with her mother and found some items that she liked. They purchased the items and arranged for delivery at Miranda’s apartment. The deliverymen arrived...

You might think that you would immediately know if you experienced workplace discrimination, but that might not be the case. Even if your employer or coworker’s actions make you uncomfortable,...

“Andrea” is a highly qualified lawyer who worked at a number of private firms before applying to a Minnesota department. The Department posted minimum requirements for the position, and preferred...

Bloomington police officers on duty at the Mall of America thought that Michael Jointer, an African American male, was someone else. They thought that he was another African American male...

Last week, Madia Law secured a complete plaintiffs' victory in an age discrimination employment lawsuit against the City of Richfield, Minnesota. The Hennepin County jury found that unlawful age discrimination was...

Madia Law settled an age discrimination case on behalf of "Joan" after defeating her former employer's motion for summary judgment. The terms are confidential pursuant to the parties' settlement agreement....

After a two week trial, a Carver County jury awarded Madia law client Dr. Sam Deweese nearly $1.3M in damages from his former clinic. Dr. Deweese worked as a family...

Sanders v. Lee County School District, No. 10-3240 (8th Cir. 2012).  An Arkansas jury found in favor of plaintiff Sharon Sanders on her Title VII claims of race discrimination and...

  This was a case in which an Asian American manager was chosen for termination pursuant to a reduction in force by his employer.  In hard economic times, employers sometimes...

A Carver County District Court judge ruled against Lakeview Clinic's motion for summary judgment and held that Madia Law client Dr. Sam Deweese should be allowed to proceed to trial on...

“Sam” worked as a salesman for several years at the same company. On occasion, he heard his supervisor and colleagues use anti-Semitic slurs in the workplace. Sam sent a very...

Congress passed the LLFPA to reverse the Supreme Court’s 2007 holding in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Inc.    In that case, Justice Alito led a 5-4 majority in concluding...