by Charles Horowitz | Feb 25, 2016 | Employment Law
In today’s challenging job market, the stigma to an employee terminated for workplace misconduct can make an already challenging job environment next to impossible. What employer, facing a desk piled high with applications from qualified job seekers, would take a...
by Charles Horowitz | Feb 19, 2016 | Employment Law
A variety of state and federal laws protect employees against workplace retaliation for reporting violations of law, including the Minnesota Whistleblower Act (the “MWA”). In apparent response to several court decisions narrowing the MWA’s application, the Minnesota...
by Charles Horowitz | Feb 5, 2016 | Employment Law
Minnesota, like many states, regulates work breaks by statute. There is a popular misconception that all employees are entitled to a half hour meal break during an eight-hour shift. In actuality, the Minnesota Fair Labor Standards Act (“MFLA”) merely requires...
