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- If I Can Work From Home, Can My Employer Force Me to Return to Work Under the Governor’s Executive Order?
- Do I have to pool my tips?
- A Not-So-Dynamic Vision—The Documents Illuminate the Falsity
- 62 Q & You.
- Beware of Aggressive Insurance Companies . . .
- Workplace Covid-19 Deaths and Serious Injuries May Result in Personal Injury Lawsuits for Damages
- Reflections on National Whistleblower Appreciation Day
- Motor Vehicle Accidents in Minnesota – Part II: Liability Claims
- The U.S. Supreme Court Makes It Easier for Religious Institutions to Violate Anti-Discrimination Laws
- Motor Vehicle Accidents in Minnesota – Part I: No Fault Law
- DEPARTMENT STORE CHAIN SETTLES SICK DAY LAWSUIT
- Historic Supreme Court Opinion Affirms Protections for LGBT Workers
- A New Day in Court for Victims of Sexual Harassment: Kenneh v. Homeward Bound, Inc.
- What are My Rights as an Employee in the COVID-19 Pandemic?
- DEPARTMENT STORE DINGED FOR PRYING INTO EMPLOYEE’S HEALTH PROBLEMS
- DISPUTE OVER FIRING IN SILICON VALLEY SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASE
- DEFECTIVE FENTANYL PATCH BLAMED FOR MAN’S DEATH
- Minneapolis Mayor Signs New Requirements for Wearing Face Masks that Implicates Employers
- EEOC: NATIONAL ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS ARE SKYROCKETING
- Alcoholism and Drug Addiction as a Disability
- DO ANTI-DISCRIMINATION AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT LAWS PROTECT TEMPS?
- Protections for Employees: Reporting Abuse Against Vulnerable Adults
- EEOC SUES WALMART FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT
- EEOC URGES RETHINKING ON USE OF BACKGROUND CHECKS IN HIRING
- Understanding the Complexity and Impact of Traumatic Brain Injuries
- In Minnesota, Is Workplace Bullying Against the Law?
- EEOC LACKS PROOF OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN HIRING, COURT SAYS
- “America’s Worst Charities” – Where is the Money Going?
- A New Day in Court for Victims of Sexual Harassment: Kenneh v. Homeward Bound, Inc.
- Less Traffic Brings Increased Peril on Minnesota Roads During Covid-19 “Stay-at-Home” Order
- Can My Employer Require Me to Come to Work During the COVID-19 Pandemic?
- New Federal Law Protections for Employees During The COVID-19 Pandemic
- FRAUD AND COVID-19 – Calling Out the Best and Worst of Us
- Protections in Minnesota for Quarantined Employees with COVID-19
- MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE CONSIDERS PAID FAMILY & MEDICAL LEAVE (AGAIN)
- Covid-19 Creates Opportunity to Rethink Virus-Monitoring Strategies
- Can the Government Direct a Whistleblower to Secretly Record Conversations with a Fraudster Represented by an Attorney?
- House of Representatives Passes Legislation Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination
- DISCRIMINATION CAN MAKE JOB-HUNTING IN MINNESOTA IMPOSSIBLE
- First Circuit Issues Important Decision Clarifying the False Claims Act’s “Original Source” Standard
- Did You Know? Minnesota Law Protects Parents Who Take Time Off Work to Attend Their Child’s School Activities
- Clayton Halunen featured on inaugural season of the Whistleblower Revolution podcast
- Employee’s Rights When Summoned For Jury Duty
- Truck Drivers, Couriers, and Delivery Service Workers Beware! You May Be Misclassified.
- 5 Things to Do After Getting Fired
- 20 Common Ways Employers Violate Employee Rights
- What Happens to an FCA Whistleblower’s Reward If the Government Files Criminal Charges against the Defendant?
- Whistleblowers in the Intelligence Community
- Know Your Rights: Sexual harassment claims are not limited to interactions that take place at the office
- What Are My Rights as an Older Employee Who Has Recently Been Laid Off From My Job?
- Celebrating National Whistleblower Appreciation Day
- Are You at Risk for Sexual Harassment or Sexual Assault at Your Job?
- Is It Legal Record a Conversation with My Employer?
- COMPLAINTS ABOUT WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION MUST BE TIMELY
- There Is No “Right” or “Wrong” Way to React to a Work-Related Sexual Assault
- Disgruntled Employees? You Bet. Whistleblowers in the United States
- Good News for Minnesota Employees with Disabilities: Recent Minnesota Supreme Court Decision Requires “Thorough Communication” about Accommodations
- Supreme Court Further Denies Basic Rights to Workers & Consumers
- Minnesota’s Connect 700 Program: Aiming to Increase Representation of Workers With Disabilities, But More Progress Is Needed
- Minnesota’s Connect 700 Program: Aiming to Increase Representation of Workers With Disabilities, But More Progress Is Needed
- International Women’s Day – A Call for Change!
- Minnesota Supreme Court Decision Grants New Rights to Employees Disabled from Workplace Injury
- Understanding DATWA: Minnesota’s Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace Act
- Whistleblower Might Get Second Chance as Advocate
- CBS Launches New 8-Part Series ‘Whistleblower’
- Halunen Law Attorney Amy Boyle Named Partner at Firm
- On National Whistleblower Day . . . Ode to Whistleblowers
- The #MeToo Phenomenon and What it Means for Workplace Sexual Harassment Claims
- Halunen Law Attorney Blaine Balow Admitted to Practice in Federal Court
- Halunen Letter Has Significant Impact on Waymo v. Uber Case
- Stop Sexual Abuse in Immigration Detention Centers Now
- Halunen Law Pleased to Announce Attorneys Selected to 2018 Minnesota Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists
- Allegiance Health Management, Inc. Agrees to Pay $1.7 Million in False Claims Act Settlement
- Halunen Law Continues Fight for Justice Against California-based Yosemite Home Decor in Employment Contract Case. Trial Slated for July 30.
- Clayton Halunen Recognized for Work on Behalf of LGBTQ Community at Business of Pride Award
- Halunen Law Employment Attorney Emma Denny is Featured Guest on Recent Popoganda Podcast
- Have I Been Wrongfully Terminated?
- Halunen Law Seeks Justice for Special Education Teacher, Whistleblower
- Halunen Law Paralegal Toni Decker attends WATCH event honoring Ramsey County Attorney John Choi
- Halunen Law Endorses Recent StarTribune Editorial on Sexual Harassment Amendment
- Halunen Law’s Emily Havrilak Attends International Conference on Behalf of the Turner Syndrome Society
- Clayton D. Halunen Received Business of Pride Honor, Recognized for His Outstanding Commitment to LGBTQ Causes and Community
- Halunen Law Emma Denny Offers Expertise in Recent Employment Law Education Course
- Halunen Law Committed to the Environment
- Halunen Law’s Susan Coler Provides Important Insight as Panelist on Recent National Employment Lawyer Association Presentation
- Halunen Law Consumer Class Action Attorney Christopher Moreland Named Firm Partner
- Halunen Law Attorneys Selected to Minnesota Super Lawyers and Rising Star List
- Halunen Law Attorney Amy Boyle Featured in Minnesota Women Lawyers Series
- Emma Denny Testifies – on Workplace Safety and Respect
- The Case Against Arbitration Clauses – How the Recent Revocation of CFPB’s Rule Harms Consumers
- What Constitutes Sexual Harassment? Attorney Clayton Halunen Weighs In
- The Second Amendment Does Not Protect Assault Weapons
- Halunen Law’s Clayton Halunen Recognized as 2017 Attorneys of the Year
- Halunen Law Employment Attorney Ross Stadheim Named Firm Partner
- Halunen Law Files Claim Against Service Corporation International for Unlawful Funeral Service Sales Tactics
- Halunen Law Takes On the For-profit School Industry – Again.
- Halunen Law Plays Key Role as Co-counsel in Victory for Consumer Rights and Arbitration
- Is Your Country of Origin a Bad Word at Work?
- Sexual Harassment: Unequal Power. Unequal Pain.
- Halunen Law Partner Susan Coler Serves as Local Counsel in $850,000 Medicare Fraud Recovery
- Why Whistleblowers Are So Helpful in Fraud Cases
- Good News for Consumers – Supreme Court’s Decision Not to Hear Appeals Means Arbitration Clauses Still Cannot be Hidden in a Product’s Packaging – at Least in California
- Undocumented Workers Gain Minnesota Supreme Court Victory in Decision for Compensation Benefits Rights
- Halunen Law Files Class Action Lawsuit Against American Sugar Refining Inc.
- Mandatory Arbitration and Class Action Lawsuits: Changes are Coming
- Class Action Protects Military from Bank Misconduct
- Landmark decision brings new clarity and protection for whistleblowers
- Severance Agreement? Seek Advice Before Signing (Part 2)
- Halunen Law Gives False Claims Act Presentation to Minnesota Association for Justice’s 35th Annual Conference
- SIGHTPATH MEDICAL AND ITS FORMER PRESIDENT PAY $12,000,000 TO THE UNITED STATES TO RESOLVE FALSE CLAIMS ACT ALLEGATIONS
- Halunen Law, Nichols Kaster, and Apollo Law Win Landmark decision on Behalf of Employee in Minnesota Whistleblower Case
- Avoiding the Orange Jumpsuit: Worldwide Corporate Fraud
- Clayton Halunen is featured in Mpls/St. Paul Magazine’s “A Practical Guide to Finding a Lawyer,” provides expertise and insight on choosing an employment attorney
- Halunen Law attorneys help launch inaugural conference and mentorship program
- Minnesota Lawyer published a blog written by False Claims Act attorney Nathaniel Smith. Here is a sneak peek:
- Halunen Law celebrates its “Rising Stars” and “Top Women Lawyers”
- Halunen Law attorney Benjamin Kwan moderates recent jobs panel for law students
- Severance Agreement? Seek advice before signing
- Halunen Law’s Ben Kwan is featured in recent Minnesota Lawyer article discussing lack of diversity in legal community
- Fighting the ‘fine print’: Halunen Law class action team successfully challenges manufacturer’s arbitration agreements
- Put it on the Resume? The Ongoing Dilemma for National Guard Reservists and Veterans
- Voting Barriers for Persons with Disabilities
- Halunen Law Launches Securities Fraud Investigation Against MiMedx Group Inc.
- Whistleblowers Claim MiMedx Group, Inc. Defrauded Investors in Lawsuit Filed by Halunen Law
- Paid Sick Leave for More Employees in Minneapolis and St. Paul
- Whistleblower Physician to Collect $4.5 Million
- Minnesota Based Hospice Provider to Pay $18 Million in Response to Whistleblower Allegations
- What should I do if I have evidence of fraud against the government?
- Sexual harassment, retaliation, and employer liability: New plaintiff protections in place
- Halunen Law Attorney Amy Boyle Appointed to Federal Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division Board of Directors
- Cool Offices: Halunen Law Forgoes Tradition
- Employment Attorneys – Answering the Why and When
Part 2 – Top 5 Reasons Sooner Is Better Than Later - Halunen Law Files Joint Class Action Lawsuit in Federal District Court Against Maker of Babyganics
- Halunen Law’s Jennifer M. Vukelich-Seltz takes steps to help find a cure for Alzheimer’s
- Halunen Law Executive Coordinator Kerry D’Amato honored by Minnesota Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
- Employment Attorneys: Answering the Why and When
Part 1: Understanding the Need - Be Informed! Here’s a Top Ten List of Employment Rights
- What is the False Claims Act?
- New Free-Speech Case Decided By Supremes Furthers Protections for Public Employees
- Forged Under Civil War Fire, The False Claims Act Continues To Serve As Basis For Private Citizens To Blow The Whistle On Would-Be Fraudsters Of The Government Trust
- Whistleblower Alleges Shocking Fraud Involving Cancer Patients
- Protecting the Public with Whistleblower Protections
- Employees Take a Stand – Women’s Economic Security Act: New Protections for Minnesota Employees!
- Halunen Partner Gives Presentation on Food Labeling and Class Actions
- Consumers Take a Stand – The Basic Structure of a Class Action
- Happy National Whistleblower Day
- Employees Take a Stand – Minnesota Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace
- DHS Whistleblower Case Settled
- Employees Take a Stand – Telecommuting Can Be a Reasonable Accommodation
- Employees Take a Stand – Not So Golden Years
- Are you an Employee or an Independent Contractor under Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Laws?
- Consumers Take a Stand – Why Would I Bring a Class Action Suit?
- Consumers Take a Stand – When Building Products Fail
- Employees Take a Stand – Discrimination Because of “Race Association” is Illegal
- Employees Take a Stand – Sexual Harassment
- Employees Take a Stand – Paying Not to Play: Severance Agreements and Signing Away Your Legal Rights for a Final Paycheck
- Employees Take a Stand – Protections Under the FCRA for Persons with Criminal Records
- Employees Take a Stand – Your Right to Medical Leave: The FMLA & MPLA
- Employees Take a Stand – Is Anxiety a Disability?
- Whistleblowers Take a Stand – Can Misleading Statements by For-Profit Schools Create Liability Under the False Claims Act?
- Whistleblowers Take a Stand – Cheating Legitimate Small Businesses Out of Government Contracts
- Consumers Take a Stand – Is it legal for car wash receipts to expire?
- Public Justice video blog posting responding to Mayer-Brown press release attacking all class actions
- Halunen Law Represents Five Globe University Students in Class-Action Suit
- For-Profit Schools Under Scrutiny
- Legislature Updates Minnesota False Claims Act – Expands Time to File Whistleblower Claim and Persons Covered by the Act
- Minnesota Strengthens Whistleblower Protections
- Employment Agreements & Obamacare (Affordable Care Act)
- NBA CENTER AND FORMER TIMBERWOLVES PLAYER ANNOUNCES HE IS GAY
- UPTOWN RESTAURANT SERVER ALLEGES DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION
- MINNESOTA SENATE APPROVES NEW EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION
- Minnesota Civil Rights Advocate Speaks on Wokrplace Discrimination
- SETTLEMENT REACHED WITH APPLE OVER WARRANTY DISPUTE
- DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION RULING CONTINUES TO HAUNT SUPERVALU
- SOCIAL MEDIA MIGHT TEMPT EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION
- LA LAKERS ACCUSED IN TCPA CLASS ACTION
- MINNESOTANS CELEBRATE EQUAL PAY DAY, WHILE LOOKING AHEAD
- PURDUE LOSES DISMISSAL BID IN CLASS ACTION SUIT
- MINNESOTA PRINCIPAL CLAIMS SCHOOL DISTRICT BREACHED UNION CONTRACT
- H&R BLOCK’S GUARANTEE CHALLENGED IN CLASS ACTION SUIT
- OLDER ENGINEERS FIGHT DISCRIMINATION, BIAS IN WORKPLACE
- WILL GENDER IDENTITY BE ADDRESSED IN FUTURE DISCRIMINATION LAWS?
- U OF M MEN’S BASKETBALL COACH FIRED ONE DAY AFTER SEASON’S END
- TRADER JOE’S CLASS ACTION CHALLENGES LABELING PRACTICES
- Is It Legal to Be Fired for Selling Girl Scout Cookies?
- CVS TAKES CONTROVERSIAL STAND ON HEALTH INFORMATION
- DWI SIDELINES MINNESOTA AIDE IN PENDING WRONGFUL TERMINATION SUIT
- NFL GM’S CONCERNED ABOUT DRAFTEES’ SEXUAL ORIENTATION
- POPE’S RETIREMENT INVITES CONVERSATION ABOUT OLDER WORKERS
- FTC BRINGS SEVERAL LAWSUITS AGAINST TEXT SPAMMERS
- MINNESOTA DOMESTIC ASSAULT VICTIM CLAIMS WRONGFUL TERMINATION
- When is Soap Truly ‘Natural’?
- MINNESOTA PROFESSOR ALLEGES WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION
- Burger King Thinks Fax Spam is Viable Advertising, Gets Sued Instead
- Online Membership Class Action Settlement
- Minnesotans Report Tens-of-Thousands of Suspected Fraud Cases
- Employees Win Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuit in Twin Cities
- WAL-MART TO DEFEND ANOTHER GENDER BIAS CLASS ACTION
- MINNESOTA STATE AGENCY HAS BACKLOG OF DISCRIMINATION CASES
- EEOC Reviews Complaints Against Target Corp.
- SOMETIMES IT PAYS TO GET LAID OFF
- WORKERS AT MINNESOTA LOCATION SETTLE WAGE VIOLATION LAWSUIT
- JANITORS REACH SETTLEMENT IN UNPAID WAGES CLASS ACTION SUIT
- TOUGH MARKET FOR APPLICANTS WITH CRIMINAL RECORDS
- WELLS FARGO MAY BE NEXT IN A TCPA LAWSUIT
- PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION: WHEN GETTING PREGNANT GETS YOU FIRED.
- MINNESOTA MAN SETTLES DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION CLAIM AGAINST U.S. BANK
- FOOT-LONG FALLACY? SUBWAY HIT WITH FALSE ADVERTISING SUITS
- MINNESOTA SCHOOL DISTRICT SETTLES RACIAL DISCRIMINATION SUIT
- OWN NETWORK SUED FOR PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION
- Severe Flu Season Brings Sick Leave to Foreground
- TCPA LAWSUIT MAY HIT THE BULLSEYE
- MILITARY LIFTS BAN ON WOMEN IN COMBAT
- Advocates Renew Push for LGBT Employment Protection
- TO POST OR NOT TO POST? THE REAL QUESTION IS, CAN THEY FIRE YOU?
- Starbucks Settles in Class Action Suit That Alleged Hidden Fees
- FIRST OF WRONGFUL DEATH SUITS AGAINST TOYOTA SETTLED
- WAGE THEFT MUCH MORE COMMON THAN MANY REALIZE
- Rodial Ad Promising Cream that Gives “Body to Die For” Banned by Watchdogs
- SETTLEMENT APPROVED IN CALIFORNIA ZIP CODE CLASS ACTION CASE
- MAN CLAIMS RETALIATION, WRONGFUL TERMINATION BY TECH COMPANY
- HP’S TECHNOLOGY WORKERS FAIL TO GET THE SUPPORT THEY DESERVE
- PROTECTIONS FOR TRANSGENDER EMPLOYEES IN MINNESOTA STILL STRONG
- PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION PROTECTIONS STILL LACKING
- HSBC INVOLVED IN TCPA CLASS ACTION
- FORD FACES CLASS ACTION OVER ENGINE DEFECTS
- STUDY SHOWS HIGH RATE OF WORKPLACE SEXUAL HARASSMENT FOR TEENS
- PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT IN TOYOTA CLASS ACTION SUIT
- Athletic Department Interns Pursue Class Action for Underpaid Work
- Class Action Lawsuit Basics
- GENERAL MILLS TO IMPROVE LABELS ON FRUIT ROLL-UPS
- LEGAL FOUL-UPS SCUTTLE DISCRIMINATION CASE AGAINST CONVENTION CENTER
- CHOCOLATE PRICE FIXING CLASS ACTION CERTIFIED
- NEW WII SYSTEM SUBJECT OF A CONSUMER CLASS ACTION
- SUPREME COURT SEEKS SPECIFICITY FOR ‘SUPERVISOR’ HARASSMENT CASES
- EMPLOYEE CLAIMS WRONGFUL TERMINATION FOR REPORTING ILLEGAL ACTIVITY
- Spam Text Class Action Lawsuit Settles for $9.9M
- MANY CONSUMERS UNAWARE OF TCPA VIOLATIONS
- TINY FEES “CRAMMED” INTO CELL PHONE BILLS
- Canadian Court Certifies Paxil Lawsuit as Class Action
- MINNEAPOLIS UNION FACES COMPLAINT FROM LABOR BOARD
- TARGET EMPLOYEE PETITIONS STORE TO STAY CLOSED ON THANKSGIVING
- Class Action Lawsuit Brought Against Carter’s Crib Bumpers
- COURT CERTIFIES CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST HYUNDAI OVER FUEL ECONOMY
- NURSE FILES WRONGFUL TERMINATION CLAIM AGAINST HOSPITAL
- GLASS PARTICLES FOUND IN GENERIC LIPITOR
- Discrimination Plaintiffs Ordered to Hand Over Facebook Passwords
- WALMART IN LABOR DISPUTE WITH UNION
- SETTLEMENT REACHED IN CITIBANK HELOC CLASS ACTION
- FORMER COACH’S DEFAMATION AND WHISTLEBLOWER SUIT PUT ON HOLD
- 5-Hour Energy Investigated Due to Deaths & Reports of Serious Illness
- Employers Must Use Caution When Considering Criminal Histories
- MANY REACT SLOWLY TO SHOCK OF WORKPLACE HARASSMENT
- AT&T to Pay Fine & Issue Refunds for Data Overcharges
- WHIRLPOOL CLASS ACTION SET FOR TRIAL
- MINNESOTA SENATE STAFFER NO LONGER EMPLOYED AFTER TWITTER DISPUTE
- WORKER FIRED FOR REPORTING BOSS’S DRUG USE SUES HOSPITAL
- Hurtful Nicknames Often a Part of Workplace Harassment
- SETTLEMENT REACHED IN NORTON AUTOMATIC UPGRADE CLASS ACTION
- FDA Warns Avon & Other Cosmetic Manufacturers About Advertising Practices
- WAGE GAP PERSISTENT DESPITE OTHER GAINS FOR WOMEN
- MANY WOMEN STILL FACING PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION
- STAY-AT-HOME PARENTS FIND RETURNING TO JOB MARKET DIFFICULT
- SEX DISCRIMINATION SUIT AGAINST MINNESOTA SENATE DRAGS ON
- SOCIAL MEDIA AND FORMER EMPLOYERS: WHO GETS YOUR FRIENDS?
- ADA Protects Against Workplace Weight Discrimination
- PERSONALITY TESTS COULD LEAD TO HIRING DISCRIMINATION
- FORMER EXECUTIVE CALLS CBS A “BOYS CLUB”
- WOMEN PURSUE SEX DISCRIMINATION CLAIM AGAINST SAUDI PRINCE
- LANGUAGE DIVERSITY PRESENTS NEW WORKPLACE CHALLENGES
- FORMER BANKER GIVEN $104 MILLION IN WHISTLEBLOWER AWARD
- MINNESOTA JURY AFFIRMS OFFICER’S FREE SPEECH RIGHTS
- LUND BOAT COMPANY SETTLES MINNESOTA SEX-DISCRIMINATION CLAIM
- TRUCK DRIVER DENIED ACCOMMODATION, WRONGFULLY TERMINATED
- OLDER WORKERS SUFFER MORE FROM LONG TERM UNEMPLOYMENT
- WOMAN SUFFERS EMOTIONAL DISTRESS WHEN BOSS STAGES ROBBERY
- MINNESOTA SENATE SEX DISCRIMINATION CONTROVERSY CONTINUES
- MORE EMPLOYEES FILING WAGE AND HOUR LAWSUITS
- Are Unpaid Internships Lawful?
- Are Facebook “Likes” Protected Under the First Amendment?
- FEMALE POLICE OFFICER ACCUSES BOSS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT
- STATE DEPARTMENT FOUND LIABLE FOR AGE DISCRIMINATION
- SOMALI WOMEN ALLEGE DISCRIMINATION BY MINNESOTA DESSERT COMPANY
- STUDY SHOWS UNCONSCIOUS HIRING BIAS AMONG MALE MANAGERS
- MINNESOTA SENATE FACES WRONGFUL TERMINATION LAWSUIT
- FARM WORKERS SAY THEY WERE UNDERPAID, EXPOSED TO PESTICIDES
- MCDONALD’S FRANCHISE OWNER FINED $1 MILLION IN HARASSMENT CASE
- TRIAL BEGINS IN MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICERS RETALIATION LAWSUIT
- WOMEN’S CLOTHING RETAILER SUED FOR RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
- PLAYER’S UNION SUES NFL OVER HANDLING OF BOUNTY PENALTIES
- TRUCKING COMPANY SETTLES RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CASE FOR $11 MIL.
- FORMER NURSING SCHOOL EMPLOYEE SUES UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
- SUPREME COURT TO REVIEW ROLE OF SUPERVISOR IN BIAS CLAIMS
- STUDY: SEXUAL ORIENTATION DISCRIMINATION STILL PLAGUES WORKPLACES
- VETERANS HAVE A RIGHT TO RETURN TO THEIR CIVILIAN JOBS
- HEAD OF SECURITY ACCUSES OLYMPIC BASKETBALL COACH OF RETALIATION
- WALMART WORKERS PROTEST HOURS, BENEFITS
- FORMER NAPSTER EXECUTIVE SUES BEST BUY
- EMPLOYEE SUES VENTURE CAPITAL FIRM FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT
- Are Employer’s Social Media Policies Overly Restrictive?
- SHARON STONE’S NANNY ALLEGEDLY FIRED FOR REPORTING OVERTIME
- Military Veteran’s Employment Rights
- Target Settles Wrongful Termination Suit
- LESSONS FROM BEST BUY HQ: ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS ON THE JOB
- SEXUAL HARASSMENT NOT LIMITED TO A SINGLE GENDER
- WHISTLEBLOWERS AT MINNESOTA FOR-PROFIT COLLEGES
- WHEN MINNESOTA EMPLOYERS ASK FOR YOUR FACEBOOK PASSWORD
- MINNESOTA AGENCIES ORDERED TO PAY RESTITUTION IN AGE DISCRIMINATION SUIT
- FORMER MINNESOTA VIKINGS QUARTERBACK TO TESTIFY IN SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASE
- WOULD YOU WANT TO WORK IN THE “MAD MEN” OFFICE?
- SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION AT THE GOLF COURSE
- MINNESOTA SENATE STAFFER BRINGS ACTION FOR WRONGFUL TERMINATION
- TWIN CITIES CAR DEALERSHIP ACCUSED OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT
- American Crystal Sugar Strike Drags On
- WRONGFUL TERMINATION CASE HEADED TO MINNESOTA SUPREME COURT
- DECEPTIVE PRACTICES LEADS TO $18.5 MILLION SETTLEMENT
- OFFICER FILES SUIT AGAINST EMPLOYER FOR SEXUAL DISCRIMINATION
- FEDEX SETTLES OVER ALLEGED DISCRIMINATION IN HIRING PRACTICES
- WOMAN SUES NORWEGIAN CONSULATE IN MINNEAPOLIS, CLAIMS UNEQUAL PAY
- MINNEAPOLIS PARKS CITED FOR DISCRIMINATION, CULTURAL DISREGARD
- FEDERAL JUDGE ORDERS MAYO CLINIC TO REINSTATE WHISTLEBLOWER
- Menard Settles Class Action Discrimination Lawsuit
- MINNESOTA COMPANY FIRED WORKER FOR TAKING PRESCRIBED PAIN MEDS
- U OF MINNESOTA STUDY SHOWS THAT FLEXIBLE WORKPLACE YIELDS RESULTS
- TWO MINNESOTA COMPANIES ACCUSED OF HIRING DISCRIMINATION
- WORKPLACE SEXUAL HARASSMENT CONTINUES IN THE MODERN DAY
CONSUMER
EMPLOYMENT
False Claims Act
Featured
- Morrie’s 394 Hyundai found liable for retaliation against employee; must pay $200,000
- Halunen Wins Big—Judge Rules Tamiflu-Maker Hoffman-La Roche Must Answer Whistleblower Fraud Claims
- Whistleblower Lawsuit: Tamiflu Maker Won $1.4B Contract after Deceiving the CDC about Drug’s Pandemic Effectiveness
Halunen Community Collection
- To vote or not to vote ? . . . there can be no question. . .
- Pack the Park FMSC Event
- Halunen Law’s Emily Havrilak Represented Turner Syndrome Society of the U.S. at International Conference
- Halunen Law Sponsors Care to Celebrate Gala
- Halunen Law Sponsors Animal Humane Society’s Whisker Whirl
- Halunen Law celebrates Minnesota State High School Hockey and raises funds for the Herb Brooks Foundation Rink Rats
- Halunen Law’s Jennifer DePalma helps raise $180,000 for March of Dimes
IKO Case Updates
- Halunen Law and Co-Counsel Firms Reach Settlement in Case Against IKO Roofing Shingles
- IKO Status Update – March 2017
- IKO Status Update – August 2016
- IKO Status Update – May 7, 2015
- February 2014 IKO Update – Class Certification Denied
- Class Certification Hearing Yet to Come
- In RE IKO Roofing Shingle Products Liability Litigation is in Discovery
- CASE UPDATE MARCH 2013
- CASE UPDATE DECEMBER 20, 2012
- IKO’s Warranty / “Goodwill Release Offer”
- CASE UPDATE JULY 2012 – CANADIAN LITIGATION
- IKO Shingles Case Update May 2012
- MORE SOURCES FOR NEWS AND CASE UPDATES
- IKO Shingles Case Update March 2012
- Shingle List Update
- Plaintiffs File Consolidation Complaint
- IKO Organic Shingle Samples Needed
- TWO LAWSUITS FILED AGAINST IKO COMPANIES IN CANADA
- IKO CLASS ACTIONS WILL PROCEED IN URBANA, ILLINOIS
- Halunen Files Class-Action Against IKO Shingles
- CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST IKO SHINGLES FILED IN NEW JERSEY
- Michigan residents file class action lawsuit against IKO Shingles
- IKO SHINGLES LAWSUIT FILED IN NEW YORK
MEDIA
- Halunen Law Welcomes Attorney Amanda R. Crain to the Employment Practice Group
- Halunen Law’s Charles Moore featured on KSTP-TV Regarding a Recent Class Action Case Against Airlines
- Halunen Law Challenges Target Corporation On Behalf of Store Employee & Sexual Harassment Allegations
NEWS
- Halunen Law’s Clayton Halunen and Amy Boyle share insights and expertise at the 2020 Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute
- Attorney Maria Shatonova Joins Halunen Law Employment Practice Group
- Halunen Law attorneys share insight on recent Supreme Court LGBT ruling
- Susan Coler to Moderate National Panel Discussing Whistleblowers’ Critical Role During Covid-19
- Halunen Law announces an outstanding group of attorneys selected to Minnesota 2020 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists
- Minnesota Public Radio Talks with Halunen Laws Emma Denny about Covid 19 and Employees Right When Returning to Work
- Personal Injury Attorney Brian Stofferahn joins Halunen Law
- Lon Leavitt Published in Law 360: New FCA Ruling Revives Tools to Establish Falsity
- Recent British Medical Journal details Halunen Law’s FCA case against Tamiflu manufacturer
- Halunen employment attorney Emma Denny to moderate panel featuring trial court judges
- Halunen Law False Claims Act Attorney Gerald C. Robinson Named Partner
- Halunen Law attorneys present Title VII and Civil Rights insights at Minnesota Lavender Bar Association Conference
- Tamiflu Fraud Bilked $1.5 Billion from Government, Alleges Whistleblower
- Halunen Law FCA Attorney Lon Leavitt to Offer Expertise and Perspective at Health Care Compliance Association Conference
- Halunen Law’s Chris Moreland to moderate panel at upcoming Labor & Employment Law Institute Conference
- Former Assistant United States Attorney Lon Leavitt joins Halunen Law False Claims Practice Group in Phoenix Office
- Halunen Law’s Amy Boyle elected as Secretary for the Federal Bar Association’s Younger Lawyers Division
- Halunen Law celebrates team of attorneys selected to 2019 Minnesota Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists
- HALUNEN LAW WINS ON APPEAL FOR INJURED EMPLOYEE
- Employment Attorney Amanda Crain Appointed to Minnesota NELA Board
- Halunen Law’s Blaine Balow recognized with Excellence Award by Hennepin County Bar Association
- Clayton Halunen Presents at 2019 Employment Law Institute
- Halunen Law’s Susan Coler Participates in Healthcare Enforcement Panel
- Halunen Law Attorneys Join Coalition in Letter to Senator Grassley On Barr Nomination
- Halunen Law Seeks Pay Equity Reclassification for St. Louis County School District Employee
- Qui Tam/False Claims Act Practice Group Attends National Conference
- Halunen Law’s Emma Denny to Serve on Upcoming CLE Panel Focused on Sexual Harassment
- Halunen Law Files Racial Discrimination Case Against Thrivent Financial
- $1 Million Settlement for Rochester Police Officer Opposing Racial Bias & Excessive Force
- Halunen Law Attorneys Susan Coler and Nathaniel Smith present CLE webinar: Navigating Lincoln’s Law – The False Claims Act for Employment Lawyers
- Eight Halunen Law attorneys selected to prestigious 2017 Super Lawyer lists
- Department of Justice Intervenes in Fraud Cases Against UnitedHealth
- Clayton D. Halunen Recertified as Labor and Employment Law Specialist
- Halunen Attorney Benjamin Kwan Serves as President of Minnesota Asian Pacific American Bar Association
- Halunen Law expands False Claims Act practice with Nathaniel Smith’s acceptance to Colorado Bar
- Clayton D. Halunen is featured as the Attorney of the Month in the October issue of Attorney at Law
- Federal Employers Liability Act of 1908 law still actively protects railroad workers
- Halunen Law attorney Benjamin Kwan named President-Elect of Minnesota Asian Pacific American Bar Association, attends Collaborative Bar Leadership Academy
- There’s No Smoking Gun” – Coler Speaks at National Conference
- Three Halunen Law Attorneys Share Expertise at Professional Conferences
- Victory Allows Halunen Client to Proceed in Federal Court
- Halunen Law Partner Speaks at Plaintiffs’ Class Action Forum in Manalapan, FL
- Clay Halunen Interviewed on the 8th Decision on Obesity & Discrimination
- We Need Your Vote to Help Protect Wildlife Whistleblowers
- Halunen Law Partner Speaks at National Conference on Complex Consumer Litigation
- Bluestem Brands sued over Fingerhut charges
- Tycko & Zavareei and Halunen Law File Class Action Against Bluestem Brands for Fraudulent Sales Practices, Hidden Finance Charges and Usury
- Halunen Law featured in Bloomberg Businessweek, Fortune & Money
- In 2015 Six Halunen Attorneys Named SUPERLAWYERS And RISING STARS
- Halunen Represents “Pointergate” Whistleblower Against City Of Minneapolis
- Halunen Law to Oil Company: This Ain’t the Wild West
- Halunen Pursues Justice in Oil Fields of North Dakota
- Jacob Frey- Stand Out Council Member
- Clayton Halunen featured in Minnesota Litigator
- Halunen Cases Make the Twin Cities Business Top 10 List
- Sweet Rewards For Consumers As Cargill Inc. Settles Lawsuit Over Marketing Of Truvia Natural Sweetener Products
- $5.5 Million Settlement in False Claims Act Case Filed by Minnesota Whistleblower
- Historic Settlement Achieved in Kluwe Case
- Clayton Halunen and Chris Kluwe featured on The Ed Show
- Chris Kluwe and Clayton Halunen Announce Intentions to File Suit Against the MN Vikings
- Chris Kluwe To Sue Minnesota Vikings Over Refusal To Disclose Investigation’s Findings
- Halunen speaks out for Whistleblowers
- Two Cases Headed for Trial – The Trane Goes Forward
- Whistleblower Lawsuit Filed Against Minnesota Department of Human Services – Demoted for Speaking Out
- Halunen Quoted in Star Tribune about Discrimination Investigations
- Whistleblower Awarded Nearly $1 Million after Exposing Globe University
- IKO case update – Judge Denies Class Certification
- Chris Kluwe Retains Clayton Halunen to Represent Him in Vikings Investigation
- Whistleblowers Help Curb Corporate Fraud
- Halunen Client Wins Nearly $400,000 Verdict Against Globe University
- Cat’s Paws and Employment Law
- Susan Coler Named One of the Top 50 Women Attorneys in Minnesota
- 2013 MN Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Include Three Halunen Law Attorneys
- Employer Held Liable for Intentionally Misleading Employee, Inducing Him to Turndown Competitive Job Offer
- Halunen Law Successfully Asserts Rights of Employees Who Experience Retaliation for Seeking Workers’ Compensation Benefits
- Halunen Law Speaks to Minnesota Association for Justice about Workers’ Compensation Retaliation
- Susan Coler Interview – Whistleblowers and the False Claims Act
- Holiday Car-Wash Receipts Case Moves Forward
- Halunen Law Attorneys Named to 2012 MN Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
- Minnesota Whistle-Blowers to Share in $84M in Fees
- Minnesota Whistleblowers to Share in $84M in Fees
- Halunen Law Represents Whistleblower in $1.5 Billion Case Against Abbott Labs
- Halunen Law Speaks to Minnesota Association for Justice about Workers’ Compensation Retaliation
- Halunen Law Filed Two Whistleblower Lawsuites Regarding Globe University/Minnesota School of Business
- Halunen Law Files Whistleblower Law Suits Regarding Globe University/Minnesota School of Business
- Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Holiday Station Stores for Car Wash Certificates
- Class Action Filed Against Holiday Station Stores for Car Wash Certificates
- Michelle Dye Neumann and Brian Rochel Advise the Minnesota State Bar Association’s Human Rights Committee
- Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Mastic/Alcoa Home Exteriors
- Halunen Law Files a Lawsuit Against Mastic/Alcoa Home Exteriors
- Clayton Halunen Recently Participated in an ABA Panel Regarding Employee Misclassification
- Class Action Filed Against James Hardie Fiber-Cement Siding
- Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against James Hardie Fiber-Cement Siding
- Hennepin County Jury Finds Retaliation Against Workers’ Compensation Claim
- Hennepin County Jury Finds Retaliation Against Workers’ Compensation Claim
- Clayton Halunen was Recently Featured in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal
- Class Action Lawsuit Filed for CertainTeed WeatherBoard Siding
- Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against CertainTeed Corporation
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- Minnesota Legislature Considers Competing Bills on Workplace Sexual Harassment Standards: One Protects Workers; the Other Hurts Them
- Understanding DATWA: Minnesota’s Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace Act
- Kickbacks and Bribes – Real Consequences
- Halunen Law’s Emma Denny to Serve on Upcoming CLE Panel Focused on Sexual Harassment
- From Cashiers To CEOS, Women In The Workplace Deserve To Be Heard
- Halunen Law Featured on CBS Whistleblower Series For Groundbreaking Case Against Globe University
- Historic Summit Brought Together Acclaimed LGBTQ Athletes, Coaches, and Professional Sports Leaders to Advance Inclusion and Respect in Sports
- Proposed Amendment Could Lead the Way, Providing Victims of Workplace Sexual Harassment a Clearer Legal Path
- Five Things Every Woman Should Know About Employment Law
- Halunen Law Pleased to Sponsor Inaugural Benefit Gala for Empower Leadership Academy
- Halunen Law Pleased to Sponsor Innocence Project of Minnesota Annual Benefit Gala
- Stepping Up to Cure Alzheimer’s: Halunen Law’s Jennifer Vukelich-Seltz Raises Funds and Awareness for the Alzheimer’s Association
- Supreme Court blows the whistle loud and clear on good faith
- Halunen Law’s Emily Havrilak represents Turner Syndrome Society of the United States at meeting in Germany
- Halunen Law attorneys consistently recognized as Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
- Clayton Halunen – Minnesota Lawyer Attorney of the Year
- Clayton Halunen featured in Minnesota Lawyer for $6.1 million settlement with Cargill
- Are You a Whistleblower? Take a Stand Against Workplace Retaliation
- ST. PAUL MACY’S OFFERS ITS EMPLOYEES SEVERANCE AGREEMENTS
- CLASS ACTION AGAINST KIA ALLEGES ENGINE DEFECTS