Labor & Employment Law

Minnesota employees and workers are protected by two overlapping legal systems: the Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA) and federal law. The MHRA is the stronger of the two. It applies...

Yes. Minnesota is an at-will employment state. According to the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, both employers and employees can end the working relationship at any time, for any...

You should not sign a severance agreement in Minneapolis without legal review if your termination may have been illegal, if wages or commissions are still owed to you, if the...

If you experienced sexual harassment at work in Minneapolis, the timeline to act is shorter than most people realize. Minnesota workers have 1 year under the Minnesota Human Rights Act,...

No. Under Minnesota law, your employer cannot withhold your paycheck except for a narrow set of legally authorized reasons: mandatory tax withholdings, court-ordered garnishments, written pre-authorized deductions, or collective bargaining...

Yes, you can sue for being fired without warning in Minnesota, but only if the termination was illegal. The absence of a warning is not what makes it illegal. What...

The difference between exempt and non-exempt employees determines whether you are entitled to overtime pay. Exempt employees are paid a salary to do specific high-level duties and are not entitled...

If you are a qualified individual with a disability and your employer denied, delayed, or ignored your request for a reasonable accommodation without proving it was an “undue hardship,” you...

Key Takeaways: Proving Your Claim It’s About the “Why”: Retaliation occurs when an employer punishes you because you engaged in a protected legal activity, not just because they dislike you....

No. In Minnesota, it is illegal to fire an employee because of pregnancy, childbirth, parental leave, or related medical conditions. State and federal laws protect pregnant employees from termination for...

Workplace harassment in Minnesota is a form of employment discrimination. It can violate major federal laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in...

Facing unfair treatment at work can be distracting to your productivity and stressful on your emotions, but you are not without protection and an effective method of defense. Federal and...

Unfair treatment at work can chip away at your confidence, mental well-being, and long-term career growth. Being overlooked for promotions, excluded from meetings, or disciplined after raising concerns is frustrating...

Being subjected to unfair treatment at work is not always obvious, and in certain instances, it crosses the line into the territory of being illegal. Some actions by employers or...

Yes, you can sue for age discrimination if you're 40 or older and have been treated unfairly because of your age. Both federal law (ADEA) and the Minnesota Human Rights...