Minnesota Lawyer

Retaliation is one of the most rapidly growing types of employment law claims. It comes in several different forms. In discrimination claims under federal and ...

It’s been 25 years since the Minnesota Supreme Court established the doctrine that employment handbooks or manuals may constitute binding contracts, limiting the right of ...

“Answer a fool according to his folly.” —Proverbs 26:50 Pranks and pratfalls can be expected on April Fools’ Day a week from Wednesday. Not surprisingly, ...

“The weather is always doing something.” —Mark Twain, December 22, 1876 The vicissitudes of winter weather are facts of life in Minnesota. They also often ...

Lawyers learn a lot about mootness even before they begin practicing. In law school, they have the opportunity to participate in moot court activities, which ...

Abraham Lincoln, whose 200th birthday is commemorated on Thursday, was a great attorney before he became a great president and a great emancipator. As a ...

Whistleblowers have encountered a number of setbacks in recent years, including some major litigation losses in 2008. But employees who report improprieties to management or ...

Recessionary times generally breed more noncompete agreements, and the current recession is no exception. The Minnesota Court of Appeals recently addressed a pair of noncompete ...

“As long as I count the votes, what are you going to do about it?” — “Boss’ William Tweed of New York City (1871) The ...

Forfeiture is one of the harshest civil remedies available under the law, especially for vehicle owners. Under Minn. Stat. sec. 169A.63, subd. 3, government authorities ...