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We Represent Minneapolis Employees. Corporations and big businesses will always be able to pay corporate lawyers to defend them.  For most corporations, paying hourly rates of $400 - $500 to...

Wrongful Termination in Minneapolis Minnesota is an “at-will” employment state and Minneapolis is an "at will" employment city. That means that your employer can fire you for any reason or no...

Employment Law in Minneapolis – the Basics. Here’s a quick primer on employment law in Minneapolis and federal employment law. This should hopefully give you some useful background information. Wrongful...

Minnesota Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace Act Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing in Minnesota – What is the Law? Employers in Minnesota don’t have to test employees for...

On February 24, 2017, Ashwin Madia was one of the panelists at Mitchell | Hamline's Journal of Public Policy and Practice's Policing Symposium for their Police Accountability Through the Law session....

In protest of HB-2, the sweeping anti-LGBT law passed by the North Carolina legislature last March, the NCAA elected to relocate all championship games scheduled to be held there for...

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...

We picked this case up just 3 weeks before trial.  It had an interesting procedural history: the district court judge originally dismissed the case on summary judgment and held that...

If you are an individual considering service in the uniformed services or a service member returning from a deployment, you may have questions or concerns about your potential or current...

We picked up an interesting case from another firm right before trial - the client, "Jenny," and the lawyers who handled the case for her throughout most of litigation wanted...

On Tuesday, June 27, 2016, Governor Dayton appointed Judge Anne McKeig of Minnesota's Fourth Judicial District to become the next Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, replacing Justice Christopher Dietzen at...

In Hartfiel v. Allison, A15-1149 (Minn. App. Jan. 25, 2016), the Minnesota Court of Appeals reversed the lower court’s grant of summary judgment on a negligent retention claim while affirming...

John Oliver does a great job of taking the relatively complex subject of 401K fees and making it understandable in a funny and interesting way.  Enjoy.  And call us if...

Madia Law and its website designer, Conroy Consults, have been awarded the Silver Communicator Award of Distinction in the 22nd annual Communicator Awards. Below is a press release summarizing the Awards:...

Last week, Madia Law secured a favorable jury verdict in a federal business litigation case involving allegations of trademark infringement. Madia Law's client, Heimerl & Lammers, is a small Minneapolis personal injury firm. In January 2014,...