The United States Supreme Court begins its term each year on the first Monday of October. Yesterday, on its second day in session, it heard argument on three of the most important cases of the [...]

Most people know that hourly workers are entitled to be paid overtime under some circumstances. But two developments over the past week have shaken up the law as to who is covered by overtime laws [...]

Many people believe that being paid a salary means you are not required to be paid at least minimum wage and overtime for working more than 40 hours in a week. This is a misconception. [...]

The Minnesota legislature is considering making it easier for employees to prevail on hostile work environment claims. To prevail on a hostile work environment claim, a plaintiff must establish that (1) she is a member [...]

The Minnesota House of Representatives was very active on human resources and employment law matters in just-completed legislative session. The House passed bills removing the serious and pervasive requirement for a plaintiff to prevail on [...]