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Posts from Joshua Newville, a Minnesota employment lawyer, civil rights attorney, and mediator.


Common Examples of On-the-Job Discrimination
Every worker deserves to be comfortable and treated fairly in their workplace. When they face harassment or discrimination, it not only...

Joshua Newville
Feb 25, 2021


Wrongfully Terminated MN Employees Get Jury Trial
In just a few short weeks, an amendment to the Minnesota Human Rights Act (“MHRA”) that will provide a right to a jury trial for claims...

Joshua Newville
Jul 14, 2014


MHRA Amendment Secures Jury Trials for Minnesota Discrimination Victims
Yesterday, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton signed into law an amendment to the Minnesota Human Rights Act that will ensure victims of...

Joshua Newville
May 14, 2014


Modern Feminism & The Law
The kind of strident activism sometimes employed by advocates for marginalized groups serves one incredibly important purpose: it forces...

Joshua Newville
Oct 2, 2013


Lawsuit Alleges Old Boys’ Club in Young Industry
In Bradwell v. Illinois, (U.S. 1873), the Supreme Court declared that allowing a woman to practice law would surely destroy her...

Joshua Newville
Jun 12, 2012
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