As employers increasingly use automated systems to make decisions regarding hiring, firing, promotions and pay, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is raising the red flag on discrimination risks.
Read More »Ruling backs Cargill insurance claim tied to employee theft
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that an insurance company must cover significant losses Wayzata-based Cargill suffered as a result of employee theft.
Read More »Ophthalmic supply company faces $43M judgment over kickbacks
A federal jury recently found that Precision Lens caused the submission of 64,575 false claims to Medicare between 2006 and 2015.
Read More »Minnesota courts mourn death of Judge Sally Tarnowski
St. Louis County Judge Sally Tarnowski died Monday while on vacation in Florida.
Read More »Multilingual challenges in law
For those who work in the state’s legal system, language diversity is a reality that impacts many cases.
Read More »8th Circuit sends noncompete agreement dispute back to district
An employer who filed suit against a sales employee who left for a competitor has had its case revived.
Read More »Is time running out for the billable hour?
Two people, one in the legal industry and another in creative services, talk about whether rethinking the billable hour is advisable or possible.
Read More »Lawsuit alleges theft of voice
Rick Astley has been making the rounds in social media feeds recently. This time, it is not to give you an earworm. Astley alleges that his voice has been stolen by another artist.
Read More »Weeding out systemic bias: Prosecutors seek answers
It’s one thing to have a panel discussion about eliminating bias in the criminal justice system; it’s another to have it populated by current and former prosecutors.
Read More »Jenkins leaving U of M Law School to lead Bates College
Garry W. Jenkins, who has served as dean and professor at the University of Minnesota Law School since 2016, has been named the president of Bates College.
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