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How Targeted Ads May Make Employers the Target of a Lawsuit
Before the Civil Rights Act of 1964, employers were free to discriminate against employees for almost any reason – whether it be their...
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Newville PLC
- Jan 7, 2018
What Should I do if I’ve been Fired?
First of all – if you’ve just been terminated or laid off from your job and you’re looking for answers – we’re sorry that you’re going...
Newville PLC
- Sep 5, 2017
Workplace Fairness Employment Lawyers in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Workplace Fairness Law in Minnesota – the Basics. Here’s a quick primer on workplace fairness in Minnesota. Unfortunately, there’s no...
Josh Newville
- May 24, 2016
U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies Filing Deadline in Constructive Discharge Claims
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling affecting the statute of limitations (the period of time in which one is allowed to...
Newville PLC
- May 18, 2016
$250,000.00 Settlement for Newville Client Who Was Urinated On In North Dakota Oil Field
On Wednesday, Attorney Joshua Newville joined the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Ebeltoft Sickler in requesting that the...
Josh Newville
- Oct 24, 2014
Rule 68 Offers and Civil Rights Claims
Rule 68 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure contains an interesting and nuanced option for civil defendants to settle a case. Rule 68...
Josh Newville
- Aug 28, 2014
St. Paul Police Inexplicably Arrest and Taze Black Man
In an alarming video posted to YouTube this week, two St. Paul police officers violently arrested and tazed a black man who was simply...
Josh Newville
- Jul 14, 2014
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...
Josh Newville
- May 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...
Josh Newville
- Jun 28, 2013
SCOTUS Kills DOMA and Prop 8; Sexual Orientation Discrimination Lives On
It’s been a busy week for employment law and civil rights. The impact of the past week’s Supreme Court decisions on these two areas of...
Josh Newville
- Jun 25, 2013
Supreme Court Guts Voting Rights Act
Today, the United States Supreme Court, in a 5-4 vote, struck down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act (“VRA”), which is considered...
Josh Newville
- Jan 11, 2013
Twin Cities: Workplace Race Discrimination May Stem from School Segregation
The Twin Cities leads the nation in racial inequality in the workplace. A study released last month by the Institute on Metropolitan...
Josh Newville
- Aug 23, 2012
Employment Law Imbalance: How To Avoid Losing Before Trial
As published in the Harvard Law & Policy Review, Kevin M. Clermont & Stewart J. Schwab observed that from 1979-2006, plaintiffs...
Josh Newville
- Jul 7, 2012
Twin Cities Lead Nation in Racial Unemployment Gap
In Brown v. Board (U.S. 1954), the United States Supreme Court ordered that public schools across the nation integrate, supposedly...
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