Minneapolis, MN
Employment and labor Lawyer at Minneapolis, MN
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor, Discrimination ... +2 more
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Genuine issue of material fact existed as to whether employee’s termination for the alleged falsification of medical records was pretext where employee presented legitimate explanation for the omission ... s on her medical report, employer had a policy of not terminating employees for mistakes and termination followed worker’s compensation claim.
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Reversed dismissal of MHRA age discrimination case wherein just 45 days after new owners of the business took control, plaintiff’s manager made derogatory comments about plaintiff’s age, including comp ... laining to plaintiff that “you cost a lot” (referencing her insurance premiums) and “we can’t afford to keep you,” criticizing plaintiff’s clothing as being “from the 70s,” and being told by the manager repeatedly that plaintiff was not close enough in age to the rest of the staff to relate to them and that there were “generational things” or “generation gaps” between plaintiff and the younger employees.
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Held that district court erred in granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment, because the evidence raised a genuine issue of material fact as to the credibility of defendant’s articulated reason ... for termination and supported an inference that defendant terminated plaintiff and then sought justification ex post facto.
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Denial of defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim for age discrimination under the MHRA because genuine issues of material fact existed as to whether defendant’s reasons for termin ... ation were pretext where two younger employees replaced plaintiff after she was terminated.
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Denial of defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of sexual harassment hostile work environment in violation of the MHRA, finding defendant could not assert affirmative defense and ... that a genuine issue of material fact existed as to whether defendant’s conduct was sufficiently severe and pervasive to create a hostile work environment.
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Denial of defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of disability discrimination because genuine issue of material fact existed as to whether defendant’s reasons for firing plaintiff ... were pretextual where defendant fired plaintiff, a longtime employee, shortly after plaintiff became disabled.
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Denial of defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of retaliation under the Minnesota Whistleblower Act because a genuine issue of material fact existed as to whether defendant’s re ... ason for terminating plaintiff was pretextual where the facts indicated defendant terminated plaintiff shortly after he refused to unload boxes containing dead animals because he thought it was unsafe and voiced his opposition to defendant; subsequently, judgment entered for plaintiff following jury trial and award of damages.
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Denial of defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of reprisal in violation of the MHRA because several genuine issues of material fact existed as to whether plaintiff engaged in pr ... otected conduct when she requested schedule changes accompanied by notes from her doctor regarding her disability.
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Following trial, judgment entered in favor of plaintiff on her claim of reprisal in violation of the MHRA, awarding damages in the amount of $149,000 plus damages for emotional distress in the amount o ... f $50,000, attorney’s fees and costs.
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Denial of defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claims of age discrimination and workers’ compensation retaliation where genuine issues of material fact existed as to whether plaintiff ... ’s position was eliminated as part of a reduction-in-force, and whether the facts surrounding the elimination of the plaintiff’s position, creation of a similar position, and the decision not to hire plaintiff for the newly created position, despite his prior good work evaluations, was a pretext for illegal motives; subsequently, judgment entered for plaintiff following jury trial and award of damages.
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