March 2018 – Vol. 20, No.3

The Employer E-Letter:  Labor and Employment Law News 
from the Duluth, Minnesota law firm of
Hanft Fride, A Professional Association.

Co-Editors, Scott A. Witty, saw@hanftlaw.com and Richard R. Burns, rrb@hanftlaw.com, or 218-722-4766. Please feel free to forward this e-mail or share it with others.  If there are other topics of interest to you or any other suggestions concerning this newsletter, please let us know.

This Month’s Topics:

• 2^nd Circuit Rules sexual orientation Discrimination is Sex Discrimination
• SETTLEMENT OF A SEXUAL HARASSMENT OR ABUSE CASE AND NEW TAX CONSEQUENCES
• JOINT-EMPLOYER STANDARD REVERTS TO BROWNING-FERRIS
• 6^th Circuit Rules Title VII Bars Discrimination Based on Transgender Status
• Tip Of The Month

February 2018 – Vol. 20, No.2

The Employer E-Letter: Labor and Employment Law News 
from the Duluth, Minnesota law firm of
Hanft Fride, A Professional Association.

Co-Editors, Scott A. Witty, saw@hanftlaw.com and Richard R. Burns, rrb@hanftlaw.com, or 218-722-4766. Please feel free to forward this e-mail or share it with others. If there are other topics of interest to you or any other suggestions concerning this newsletter, please let us know.

This Month’s Topics:

•  “Interactive Process” To Determine Reasonable Accommodations Not Required Under Minnesota Human Rights Act
• WISCONSIN NON-SOLICITATION AGREEMENTS SUBJECT TO REASONABLENESS STANDARD
• ADA and MN Human Rights Act Utilize Same Standard
• If Non-Compete Breached, Employer Entitled to Remedy
• Tip Of The Month 

Have a Safe & Happy New Year!

January 2018 – Vol. 20, No.1

The Employer E-Letter:  Labor and Employment Law News 
from the Duluth, Minnesota law firm of
Hanft Fride, A Professional Association.

Co-Editors, Scott A. Witty, saw@hanftlaw.com and Richard R. Burns, rrb@hanftlaw.com, or 218-722-4766. Please feel free to forward this e-mail or share it with others.  If there are other topics of interest to you or any other suggestions concerning this newsletter, please let us know.

This Month’s Topics:

• more employee-friendly nlrb is here 
• unpaid interns are returning
• Allegation the Employer Failed to Follow Policy is Not Pre-text
• “micro-units” no more
• Tip Of The Month 

Happy Holidays from all of us at Hanft Fride

December 2017 – Vol. 19, No.12

The Employer E-Letter:  Labor and Employment Law News 
from the Duluth, Minnesota law firm of
Hanft Fride, A Professional Association.

Co-Editors, Scott A. Witty, saw@hanftlaw.com and Richard R. Burns, rrb@hanftlaw.com, or 218-722-4766. Please feel free to forward this e-mail or share it with others.  If there are other topics of interest to you or any other suggestions concerning this newsletter, please let us know.

This Month’s Topics:

• Browning-Ferris Joint Employer Standard Overruled by NLRB
• Third Circuit Rules Short Rest Breaks are Compensable Time
• Employer’s alleged Failure to Follow Policy is Not Pre-text
• Employee’s Complaint to HR May Suspend MHRA Statute of Limitations
• Tip Of The Month

This Month’s Topics:

• 7th Circuit Limits Leave After FMLA Exhausted
• Wrongful Termination of Wage Activist
• 5th Circuit Rejects Employee’s FMLA Interference Claim
• No Constructive Discharge or Adverse Employment Action
• Tip Of The Month

October 2017 – Vol. 19, No.10

The Employer E-Letter:  Labor and Employment Law News 
from the Duluth, Minnesota law firm of
Hanft Fride, A Professional Association.

Co-Editors, Scott A. Witty, saw@hanftlaw.com and Richard R. Burns, rrb@hanftlaw.com, or 218-722-4766. Please feel free to forward this e-mail or share it with others.  If there are other topics of interest to you or any other suggestions concerning this newsletter, please let us know.

This Month’s Topics:

• Anti-Tip Sharing Statute Provides Wrongful Termination Claim, MN Supreme Court Decides
• Requirements If You Have a Hostile Work Environment
• Single Racial Slur Can Trigger Title VII
• OMB Halts Pay Data Collection Portion of EEO-1
• Tip Of The Month

September 2017 – Vol. 19, No. 9

The Employer E-Letter:  Labor and Employment Law News 
from the Duluth, Minnesota law firm of
Hanft Fride, A Professional Association.

Co-Editors, Scott A. Witty, saw@hanftlaw.com and Richard R. Burns, rrb@hanftlaw.com or 218-722-4766. Please feel free to forward this e-mail or share it with others.  If there are other topics of interest to you or any other suggestions concerning this newsletter, please let us know.

This Month’s Topics:

• NEW MINIMUM SALARY FOR EXEMPT EMPLOYEES INVALID
• PERSUADER RULE IS ON THE OUT
• New Face Comment Isn’t Proof of Age Bias
• NLRB RULES AGAINST HANDBOOK PROVISIONS
• Tip Of The Month

This Month’s Topics:

• TRUMP’S DEPARTMENT OF LABOR NOT TO SUPPORT SALARY LEVEL
• RACIAL BARBS ON PICKET LINE DID NOT CREATE A HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT
• WHISTLEBLOWER STANDARDS
• Reasonable Explanation Required of Denial
• Tip Of The Month