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Halunen Law Continues Fight for Justice Against California-based Yosemite Home Decor in Employment Contract Case. Trial Slated for July 30.
Halunen Law partner and employment attorney Ross Stadheim has been tenacious in his fight to obtain justice for his client, Richard “Rick” Messina, in a case involving the existence of a two-year employment contract and numerous appeals to the 8th Circuit. His client will finally get to tell his story to a jury during the …
Halunen Law Emma Denny Offers Expertise in Recent Employment Law Education Course
An employee writes a memo on the natural abilities of women; the memo makes the front page of the New York Times. A supervisor carries the White Man’s Bible to a rally; he is broadcast on CNN. What are an employer’s legal considerations when an employee’s speech becomes a lightning rod for controversy? Halunen Law employment …
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Halunen Law’s Susan Coler Provides Important Insight as Panelist on Recent National Employment Lawyer Association Presentation
Susan Coler, Halunen Law Partner and Chair of the False Claims Act Practice Group, recently spoke on a panel – “False Claims Act 101: What’s a Whistleblower to do? – as part of the Eighth Circuit Conference of the National Employment Lawyers Association. In recent years, False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuits have dramatically increased in …
Halunen Law Attorneys Selected to Minnesota Super Lawyers and Rising Star List
Halunen Law is pleased to announce that several of its attorneys were recently selected to the Minnesota Super Lawyers Top Women Attorneys and Rising Star lists. Partner and chair of the False Claims Act practice group Susan Coler, along with partner and employment attorney Barbara Felt were selected to the Top Women Attorneys 2017 list. …
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Halunen Law Attorney Amy Boyle Featured in Minnesota Women Lawyers Series
Incorporated in 1972, Minnesota Women Lawyers (MWL) is an association of more than 1,300 attorneys, judges, law students and legal employers, dedicated to advancing the success of women lawyers and striving for a just society. To celebrate the organization’s diverse membership, MWL launched the “I am MWL” initiative providing a forum for women to share …
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Emma Denny Testifies – on Workplace Safety and Respect
Emma Denny from our office provided expert testimony yesterday to the Minnesota House Subcommittee on workplace Safety and Respect. I have included the link (at start time) of her testimony below – and specifically discussed harassment in the work place. https://youtu.be/-c1rNW9ulLE?t=1h13m50s “There’s really only one way to end harassment in the workplace, and that’s to …
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Halunen Law to Oil Company: This Ain’t the Wild West
Halunen Law was featured in Minnesota Lawyer for its recent lawsuit against Texas oil company C & J Energy for gender discrimination, violations of equal pay laws, and whistleblower retaliation. Read the article here. Ms. Marchello was hired in 2012 as a pump operator. She had over three years experience in shale oil and was a …
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Halunen Law Files Claim Against Service Corporation International for Unlawful Funeral Service Sales Tactics
The death of a loved one is difficult. And we believe when a funeral planning service that has promised to help in that time of need takes advantage of family members’ vulnerability by using deceptive sales tactics, it is not only shameful—it’s unlawful. Halunen Law, joined by Kaliel PLLC in Washington, D.C., has filed a …
Halunen Law Takes On the For-profit School Industry – Again.
Halunen Law False Claims Act attorneys Susan Coler, Nathaniel Smith, and Gerald Robinson brought a lawsuit on behalf of their client Brian Gravely alleging that National American University (NAU) has engaged in fraudulent conduct against the government. The lawsuit alleges that NAU’s misrepresentations allowed it receive millions in federal dollars that it would not have …
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Halunen Law Partner Susan Coler Serves as Local Counsel in $850,000 Medicare Fraud Recovery
SAINT PAUL, Minn. (December 1, 2017) — A dermatologist’s whistleblower lawsuit recovered $850,000 for his fellow taxpayers, as the U.S. government settled fraud claims against a Minnesota skin-care practice and its owner, whom it had accused of false billing and unnecessary surgical procedures. The Employment Law Group® law firm represented the whistleblower, Dr. Jeff Samuelson, …