Shannon Miller: Discrimination victim? Or an overpaid college coach? City Pages, Thursday, March 15, 2018 by David Clarey On December 9, 2014, University of Minnesota Duluth’s women’s hockey head coach Shannon Miller was informed her contract would not be renewed....
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Age Discrimination Collective Action Lawsuit
Moldenhauer, for an on behalf of herself and other persons similarly situated, v. Honeywell International, Inc., Court File No., 18-cv-00126 (U.S. District of Minnesota). On January 18, 2018, we filed a Complaint against Honeywell International, Inc. (Honeywell) in...
Noncompete contracts can make it tough to change jobs
Star Tribune article published Sunday, February 18, 2018, highlights issues with noncompete agreements in employment: Although sometimes called different things, a noncompete agreement is essentially a contract under which an employee agrees not to compete with the...
General Mills announces layoffs
General Mills announced today that it is cutting up to 600 jobs in a global restructuring. More information can be found in this article.
Sexual Harassment Case in the News
Interesting article about a very public sexual harassment case: Ousted Fox anchor Gretchen Carlson hits Roger Ailes with sexual harassment suit
Beth awarded Karla Wahl Dedicated Advocacy Award
Congratulations to our founder, Beth Bertelson, who was awarded this year’s Karla Wahl Dedicated Advocacy Award from the Minnesota chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association. Huge congrats to Beth Bertelson @bertelsonlaw, the @minnesotanela 2016 Karla Wahl...
Beth Bertelson Will Be Speaking at the Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute
Beth will be a panelist at the Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute on May 23 – 24, 2016 speaking on the topic of “Cutting Edge Age Discrimination Litigation Issues.”
Six Hour Work Week
Interesting article about a Swedish city’s trial adoption of a six-hour work week: In Sweden, an Experiment Turns Shorter Workdays Into Bigger Gains
Beth Bertelson Will Speak at the Eighth Circuit NELA Conference
Beth will be a panelist speaking at the upcoming Eighth Circuit NELA Conference April 15-16 in Kansas City on the topic, “Turning the Tables on Common Employer Counterclaims.”
Networking Tips
This is a helpful article on networking tips to land a new job: http://www.aarp.org/aarp-foundation/our-work/income/back-to-work-50-plus/smart-strategies-for-50-plus-jobseekers/info-2015/networking.html