Most Minnesota workers are subject to the federal government’s Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) as opposed to the state one. This is because most Minnesota businesses engage in interstate commerce. As such, they are required to pay their employees one and a half times their regular rate of pay provided that they work in excess …
What’s considered an exempt employee in Minnesota? Read More »
Minnesota has traditionally had fairly strong wage and hour laws when compared to some other states. For instance, they specifically mandate how often an employee must be paid and how those payments may be made. Under present state laws, employees must be paid at least every 31 days (or once per month). Of course, your …
As a whistleblower, you think you are doing the right thing. Unfortunately, there could come a time in the near future when you realize that you are living in fear. Here’s what you need to remember: You did the right thing by reporting some type of misconduct. Your employer and/or coworkers may be upset that …
Minnesota’s Supreme Court recently committed itself to addressing invasion of privacy matters, especially in the workplace. What’s come of this is renewed interest in employee rights as it relates to employer’s responsibility to respect their boundaries, even when they’re on work premises. More specifically, it’s left many asking whether it’s lawful for employers to search …
How Minnesota views your right to privacy in the workplace Read More »
The Women’s Economic Security Act (WESA), also known as HF2536, was first drafted into law in Minnesota in 2014. The main objectives that the authors, who drafted this bill, had was to strengthen the rights of both women and families in the workplace and to address gender gaps in pay. As far as the expansion …
Minnesota resident rights under the Women’s Economic Security Act Read More »
In our previous post, we began looking the topic of wrongful termination and sexual harassment in the context of Taylor Swift’s recent groping claims. As we noted last time, underneath the defamation and assault/battery claims, the Taylor Swift groping incident raises not only the issue of wrongful termination but also that of sexual harassment. Sexual …
A brief look at sexual harassment claims under state, federal law Read More »
Last week, the Minnesota House of Representatives voted to pass legislation that would remove the ability of local governments to establish wage and benefit ordinances. The measure would both invalidate existing ordinances and make any future attempts to pass such laws ineffective. One set of ordinances the measure would nullify would be the paid sick …
MN preemption bill could impact paid leave ordinances, minimum wage efforts Read More »
Last time, we looked briefly at a recently settled Minnesota case involving severance agreements in the Minneapolis Public School District. As we noted, about 50 district employees were required to sign the legally precarious agreements over the last 2 ½ years. In that case, the EEOC made it clear that requiring employees to waive their …
Be cautious about signing waivers of rights under severance agreements Read More »
One of the important issues for employees to be aware of is that they have rights when it comes to termination. These rights vary depending on the state you live in and any contractual agreements that may exist between the employee and the employer. All employees have protection from termination based on illegal grounds such …
Minneapolis school district settles severance agreement case Read More »
The ability to take job-protected, paid sick leave is something that many people take for granted, given that they work at companies with progressive policies. It is not a benefit that many workers have, though. We have previously written on this blog about the growing trend of companies improving their paid sick leave offerings. In …
Employees in St. Paul, Minneapolis soon to enjoy new leave protections Read More »