All employment discrimination claims have statutes of limitations, or deadlines for asserting the claims. Discrimination is often prohibited by state, federal, and even municipal laws – each of which may identify a different deadline. Thus, the first step in figuring out your deadline for bringing a claim is to identify what law or laws apply. Then, the applicable law(s) will determine your deadlines. Understanding the Minnesota Human Rights … [Read more...]
5 Surprising Examples of Workplace Age Discrimination
Here are five examples of how and where age bias affects employees: 1. Age bias outside of tech The tech industry has been stereotyped as work for younger generations, and sure enough, we have seen numerous examples of tech companies or tech jobs being filled by younger workers while older workers are baselessly pushed out. This kind of age bias, however, is by no means limited to the tech industry or IT jobs. Layoffs and downsizing continue to … [Read more...]
Should I Sign a Severance Agreement If I Was Fired?
Losing a job can be absolutely devastating for employees. For many, learning that they have just been terminated causes strong emotions, creates tremendous uncertainty, and leaves the employee overwhelmed with a mind racing with thoughts and questions. Thus, unsurprisingly, as those thoughts and emotions are just starting to swirl around, it is certainly not a good time for most people to abruptly make significant legal and financial decisions. … [Read more...]
Need Leave for Family Member Care? Find out What You Qualify For
State and federal law provide Minnesota employees with the right to take leave to provide care for a family member. Understanding the contours of these protections is important before you take leave and even before you speak with your employer about doing so. Under both state and federal law, your right to take leave to care for a family member only kicks in after certain requirements have been met. The federal Family and Medical Leave Act … [Read more...]
Minnesota Supreme Court Strengthens Protections from Disability Discrimination
The Minnesota Supreme Court just held that Minnesota’s workers’ compensation laws do not bar Minnesota workers from bringing state disability discrimination claims against their employers. In so ruling, the Minnesota Supreme Court overruled its own decision from 1980, Karst v. F.C. Hayer Co. – a decision that for the last three decades had been used by employers to avoid reasonably accommodating employees with disabilities and avoid being held … [Read more...]
