Workplace Discrimination

If you’re a woman working in the male-dominated financial sector, you’ve probably experienced first-hand in the workplace. You’ve noticed that you face different pressures and are held to different standards than your male counterparts. And your empirical evidence is backed up by plenty of research. There are ample studies which have established that in order …

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Pregnant women shouldn’t have to face any type of discrimination in the work force simply because they decided to start a family or expand their family. For some pregnant women, having to deal with discrimination is an atrocity that they live with at work. These women do have the right to take legal action if …

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Age discrimination isn’t always as obvious as you may assume. For instance, it’s clear that discrimination is happening if a young person and an older worker both come in for an interview, but the company then tells the older worker he or she is too old for the job and hires the younger worker. However, …

Job notices can’t include age preferences Read More »

If there’s one thing that Minnesota legislators appear to enjoy relaying to the public, it’s about how focused on being transparent they are, especially as it relates to being selective in spending taxpayer dollars. A recent investigation shows that they aren’t forthright with everything, though. Researchers found that they appear to collectively and intentionally sweep …

Minnesota’s legislature doesn’t disclose employee discrimination Read More »

When an employee has many years of experience in his or her field of work, he or she will charge a premium for his or her services, and demand a much higher salary than a freshly graduated worker. It is expected in almost all industries that a more experienced, and therefore, an older worker, is …

I lost my job: Do I have an age discrimination claim? Read More »

There is nothing worse than the thought of suffering an on-the-job injury. Even if you are extremely careful about avoiding an accident, you never know if you could find yourself in a compromising position at some point. If you suffer a workplace injury, the first thing you should do is call for immediate help. From …

Workers’ compensation retaliation could come into play Read More »

Depending on your age, you may remember when the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law in 1990. While some people never think twice about the ADA and what it can do for them, other soon find themselves learning more about the law and the type of protection it provides. In short, this …

Do you understand the Americans with Disabilities Act? Read More »

When an individual chooses to pursue an employment discrimination case, there are different theories of discrimination that can be alleged, depending on the facts of the case. In our last post, we looked at one common theory of discrimination: disparate treatment. As we noted, disparate treatment may be proven by either direct or circumstantial evidence, …

Building a strong discrimination case requires sound legal theory and supporting evidence, P.2 Read More »

Previously, we looked briefly at an ongoing discrimination case against UMD involving several former coaches of female athletics. As we noted last time, the university wants the lawsuit thrown out based on undisputed law and facts, though the coaches have a different account of what occurred than the university. In any discrimination case, gathering strong …

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Three former University of Minnesota Duluth sports coaches, all female, are suing the university for a total of $18 million for illegally discriminating against them. The former coaches filed the suit back in 2015, accusing the university of discrimination based on gender, sexual orientation and national origin. According to the university, one of the coaches …

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