Month: May 2014
Are you an Employee or an Independent Contractor under Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Laws?
It was just another day at work, and you were going about your usual tasks. You never anticipated getting injured on the job, but it happened. After a trip to the emergency room, numerous doctor visits, and a week of time off from work, the medical bills are piling up and the mortgage payment is …
Two Cases Headed for Trial – The Trane Goes Forward
Halunen employment attorney Ross Stadheim argued two discrimination cases in front of United States District Court Judge Michael Davis, and both are now headed to trial. In two opinions recently issued [Opinion 1;Opinion 2 ] Judge Davis found that two financial analysts who were terminated by Trane U.S., Inc., under the guise of a reorganization …
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Consumers Take a Stand – Why Would I Bring a Class Action Suit?
“What’s the point? They’re so big and I’m just one person.” Everyone has experienced this moment of frustrated defeat. It usually comes immediately after hanging up with some faceless person on the other end of a corporate “helpline.” For the hour and half of time you just wasted, all you receive is the knowledge that …
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Consumers Take a Stand – When Building Products Fail
It can be terrifying to buy a new home. Like most new homeowners, you did the right thing and had your home inspected by a professional. The inspection revealed no problems so you signed the purchase agreement. The home was attractive to you because it had been outfitted with premium fiber cement siding that requires …
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