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Minnesota

OK to ban disabled customers who act belligerently

01/23/2017
If customers or visitors becomes belligerent, a business can ban them from the premises without running afoul of disability discrimination laws.

Be sure you can document why you fired ‘good’ worker

01/23/2017
Think twice before terminating a worker who has earned consistently good performance reviews.

Request for leave to care for sick relative doesn’t have to be in writing

01/23/2017
If an employee comes forward and requests a work-related accommodation, refusing to make that accommodation may mean the employee becomes eligible for unemployment.

Keep detailed records that document employee’s poor work

01/23/2017
State unemployment officials and courts are much more likely to be persuaded by a detailed record than the worker’s mere assertion that she was doing her job just fine.

Suit: ‘Involuntary servitude’ for Twin Cities workers

01/23/2017
A lawsuit filed in federal court alleges that the owners of several grocery stores regularly hired and mistreated undocumented workers.

Don’t let ‘harassment’ turn into unemployment claim

01/19/2017
An employee who claims her employer didn’t stop harassment could quit and file for unemployment compensation benefits.

Accommodate disability, insist on performance

01/18/2017
Smart employers make reasonable accommodations without too much hassle, and they still keep an eye on disabled employees’ performance to make sure they’re successfully doing their jobs.

Is that protected activity or an argument? OK to discipline forbidden behavior

01/02/2017
Employers have to let workers raise concerns about safety and other workplace problems. However, they don’t have to put up with incessant arguing in the workplace.

Ensure wellness programs comply with new EEOC rules

12/22/2016
Know the new rules regarding financial inducements in employer-sponsored wellness programs.

Foreman allegedly threatened black workers with gun, noose

12/22/2016
J.L. Schwieters faces charges it failed to investigate and stop severe racial harassment that a supervisor allegedly directed at two black carpenters.