Halunen Law in the News
Halunen Law’s Emma Denny to Serve on Upcoming CLE Panel Focused on Sexual Harassment
In the age of the #MeToo movement, many law firms are experiencing an increase in sexual harassment cases. And they are considering changes in how they litigate these cases. On October 17, the Minnesota State Bar Association’s “How #MeToo is Impacting Employment Law Today” panel will discuss how attorneys assess sexual harassment claims, how …
Halunen Law Challenges Target Corporation On Behalf of Store Employee & Sexual Harassment Allegations
Halunen Law recently filed a lawsuit in Hennepin County District Court against Target Corporation alleging failure to address alleged sexual harassment experienced by Eva Biswas who was employed at a Twin Cities Target store. The suit claims a potential promotion was delayed because Biswas turned down unwanted sexual advances by one of her managers, and …
Whistleblower Might Get Second Chance as Advocate
A former college dean who says she was blackballed after suing the now-scuttled Globe University may have a second career as a whistleblower advocate. Heidi Weber, who moved to the Twin Cities from South Dakota to become a Globe University dean only to be fired in 2011, was featured on the Aug. 31 episode of …
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CBS Launches New 8-Part Series ‘Whistleblower’
CBS’s New Whistleblower Series Shines a Light on Real-Life Whistleblowers CBS television launched the new 8-part series called Whistleblower On July 13. The show offers an in-depth look at the remarkable courage and resolve of several whistleblowers, and the difficult paths they take that lead to justice. Familiar territory for Halunen Law Qui Tam/Whistleblower attorneys. Halunen’s attorneys are …
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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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