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


Supreme Court Lets Stand $188 Million Award Against Wal-Mart
In a win for employees, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to review an award to a class of plaintiffs against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc...

Joshua Newville
Apr 4, 2016


Paid Sick Leave in Minneapolis
Approximately one year ago, the Mayor of Minneapolis, Mayor Betsy Hodges, unveiled her plan to address sick leave, scheduling, and wage...

Joshua Newville
Mar 14, 2016


The Age of Arbitration
In our justice system there are multiple paths for resolving disputes. Most often, people associate our system with a court of law –...

Joshua Newville
Feb 21, 2016


Lyft Settles Employee Misclassification Lawsuit
Last year, we wrote about two class action lawsuits on behalf of Uber and Lyft drivers who were classified as independent contractors....

Joshua Newville
Feb 3, 2016
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