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

Yesterday, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton signed into law an amendment to the Minnesota Human Rights Act that will ensure victims of...

May 14, 2014

From Justice Ginsburg’s dissent in today’s Supreme Court Decision in Vance v. Ball State, which narrowly defined “supervisor” so as to...

Jun 24, 2013

It’s a tactic long used by defendants in both civil and criminal cases. From charges of rape to sexual harassment, men take the stand...

Mar 4, 2013

A San Diego hospital and doctor have been sued by an 18-year-old intern who alleges sexual harassment, sexual battery and assault,...

Oct 29, 2012

As published in the Harvard Law & Policy Review, Kevin M. Clermont & Stewart J. Schwab observed that from 1979-2006, plaintiffs...

Aug 23, 2012