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The fading red state myth
April 23rd, 2018
The conventional wisdom insists that the nation is sharply divided in two. One part of the country supposedly consists of “blue” States that allegedly promote workplace fairness through unions and otherwise. These States also purportedly value an…
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Supreme Court unites to side with corporations over whistleblowers
March 5th, 2018
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”), 12 U.S.C. §§ 5301, et seq., prohibits an employer from retaliating against a person who provides information to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“…
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The handouts for corporations continue
February 5th, 2018
After pushing through a tax law that will cause a dramatic transfer of wealth to the richest individuals and largest corporations, the Trump administration is now evidently seeking to take more money out of the pockets of ordinary Americans. In parti…
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Federal tax “reform” will deform the economy and undercut workplace rights and other core protections
January 1st, 2018
Without any public hearings, Congress rushed to pass a tax “reform” law that will likely cause the largest redistribution of wealth in the nation’s history. In particular, tax rates for country’s most wealthy individuals and corporations will…
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Entrenched sex harassment culture more fully exposed
December 4th, 2017
In recent months, an increasing number of courageous women and men have come forward to report unwanted and otherwise inappropriate sexual conduct in the workplace and elsewhere. This misconduct has been carried out largely by powerful white men in m…
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Minnesota Supreme Court delivers another victory for employees
November 1st, 2017
In Burt v. Rackner, Inc., the Minnesota Supreme Court affirmed the Minnesota Court of Appeals and ruled that employers cannot fire employees who refuse to share the tips they earned. The employer told the plaintiff, who was a bartender, that he must…
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While tweets distract, Trump administration dismantles vital protections
October 2nd, 2017
Since assuming power, the Trump administration has sent a barrage of messages on a regular basis through social media. Such communications, particularly tweets from President Donald Trump, have often included aggressive and even inflammatory rhetoric…
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Whistleblowers win in important False Claims Act cases
September 13th, 2017
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, which typically has sided with employers and other defendants rather than with whistleblowers and other plaintiffs, recently reversed the district court that had ruled in favor of defendants in a high-profile whis…
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Minnesota Supreme Court upholds legislative fix of whistleblower law
August 9th, 2017
In the wake of several recent pro-plaintiff rulings in employment law or civil rights cases, the Minnesota Supreme Court has just ruled in a unanimous decision authored by the Chief Justice that a “good faith” report by a whistleblower means any…
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Anti-retaliation protections apply to all employees
July 3rd, 2017
The Minnesota Supreme Court just reaffirmed a longstanding legal principle that helps to promote workplace fairness for all. In Sanchez v. Dahlke Sales, Inc., the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that the anti-retaliation protections under the State wor…
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