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- In Bloomberg Law article, Halunen Law attorney Paul Schinner weighs in on Trump administration’s firing of Special Counsel Dellinger and potential broader implications
- Attorney at Law Magazine publishes Attorney Paul Schinner’s insightful overview, “Whistleblower 101: Protection Laws to Know Before You Speak”
- Truck Drivers, Couriers, and Delivery Service Workers Beware! You May Be Misclassified
- Back to Work: Can Your Employer Force You to Return to the Office?
- Landmark Legislation Protects Minnesota Workers from Employee Misclassification
- What Potential Whistleblowers Need to Know Before Exposing an Employer’s Illegal Conduct
- Sexual Harassment in the Fast-Food Industry: Women Bear the Brunt of Illegal Workplace Practice
- 5 Things to Know About Whistleblower Protections and Remedies Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
- ‘Gendered Ageism’: Discrimination Against Older Women in the Workplace
- NLRB Says Employers Can No Longer Use Severance Agreements to Buy Laid-Off Employees’ Silence
- Subtle Signs of Workplace Discrimination
- Can You Get Severance If You Quit Your Job?
- Recent Minnesota Supreme Court Case Clarifies Proof Needed for Age Discrimination and Constructive Discharge Claims
- Top 5 Questions to Ask When Offered a Severance as Part of a RIF
- I’ve Just Received a Layoff Notice. What Should I Do?
- Latest in a Long Line of Wells Fargo Scandals Reinforces the Power and Importance of Whistleblowers
- New Law Offers Greater Rewards for Whistleblowers Who Expose Money Laundering
- What’s Up With WhatsApp? Wall Street Firms Pay $1.1 Billion For Using WhatsApp In Violation SEC and CFTC Regulations
- Laid Off During a Pregnancy Leave? Negotiate a Win
- Bribery May Be Old School, but Greed Never Goes Out of Style
- After Harassment, Discrimination, Retaliation or Wrongful Termination, All Roads Don’t Lead to the Courthouse
- What You Should Know About Drug Testing and Medical Cannabis Issues in the Workplace
- After Harassment, Discrimination or Wrongful Termination, You Deserve Justice. But What Does Justice Mean to You?
- Halunen Law recognized as “Minnesota’s Best” Employment Lawyer and Law Firm for second consecutive year
- Gender Bias in Executive Severance Negotiations
- Bipartisan Bill Would Speed Compensation and Increase Protection For SEC Whistleblowers
- Game Theory and Severance: Why You Should Always Negotiate
- Victims of Workplace Sexual Harassment and Assault are no Longer Bound by Employer’s Arbitration Clauses
- Recent Halunen Law lawsuit challenges entrenched discriminatory, retaliatory behavior at Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training office
- Severance Pay When Resigning: How to Walk Out The Door With More Than Your Coffee Mug
- Stock Options and Bonuses in Severance Packages Should Be More Than Afterthoughts
- Laid Off Over 40? You Have Unique Severance Agreement Rights
- Layoffs, Downsizing, and Outsourcing… What Employees Should Know
- 3 Pressure Points Executives Can Use When Negotiating a Severance Package
- 5 Issues To Consider In a Proposed Severance Package
- Why are Pharmaceutical & Medical Kickbacks Prohibited?
- Upcoding and Unbundling are Common Types of Healthcare Fraud
- Minnesota’s Revived Law on Reasonable Accommodations
- DOJ Highlights Importance of Whistleblowers and False Claims Act to Deter Cyber Fraud
- Reflection on National Whistleblower Day 2021
- What is Marital Status Discrimination?
- Can the False Claims Act Protect Former Employees?
- Legislation to Prohibit Arbitration Clauses from Denying Employees Their Day in Court
- The Equality Act – LGBTQ Discrimation Laws
- New Treasury Secretary applauds role of IRS whistleblowers
- Stats Show Whistleblowers Are Key Partners in the Fight Against the Many Faces of Fraud
- How to Deal With Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
- Do I have to pool my tips?
- A Not-So-Dynamic Vision—The Documents Illuminate the Falsity
- The U.S. Supreme Court Makes It Easier for Religious Institutions to Violate Anti-Discrimination Laws
- MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE CONSIDERS PAID FAMILY & MEDICAL LEAVE (AGAIN)
- DEPARTMENT STORE CHAIN SETTLES SICK DAY LAWSUIT
- Historic Supreme Court Opinion Affirms Protections for LGBT Workers
- Employees Take a Stand – Telecommuting Can Be a Reasonable Accommodation
- A New Day in Court for Victims of Sexual Harassment: Kenneh v. Homeward Bound, Inc.
- 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
- 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
- In Minnesota, Is Workplace Bullying Against the Law?
- EEOC LACKS PROOF OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN HIRING, COURT SAYS
- Minnesota’s Connect 700 Program: Aiming to Increase Representation of Workers With Disabilities
- International Women’s Day – A Call for Change!
- 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
- 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?
- Are Unpaid Internships Legal?
- 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
- 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
- WHISTLEBLOWERS AT MINNESOTA FOR-PROFIT COLLEGES
- 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 Supreme Court Decision Grants New Rights to Employees Disabled from Workplace Injury
- Understanding DATWA: Minnesota’s Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace Act
- Whistleblowers Take a Stand – Cheating Legitimate Small Businesses Out of Government Contracts
- Class Action Lawsuit Basics
- WAGE GAP PERSISTENT DESPITE OTHER GAINS FOR WOMEN
- Whistleblower Might Get Second Chance as Advocate
- SOCIAL MEDIA MIGHT TEMPT EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION
- CBS Launches New 8-Part Series ‘Whistleblower’
- On National Whistleblower Day . . . Ode to Whistleblowers
- Avoiding the Orange Jumpsuit: Worldwide Corporate Fraud
- The #MeToo Phenomenon and What it Means for Workplace Sexual Harassment Claims
- Stop Sexual Abuse in Immigration Detention Centers Now
- 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.
- Have I Been Wrongfully Terminated?
- Halunen Law Seeks Justice for Special Education Teacher, Whistleblower
- Halunen Law’s Susan Coler Provides Important Insight as Panelist on Recent National Employment Lawyer Association Presentation
- The Case Against Arbitration Clauses – How the Recent Revocation of CFPB’s Rule Harms Consumers
- 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
- Landmark decision brings new clarity and protection for whistleblowers
- Severance Agreement? Seek Advice Before Signing (Part 2)
- SIGHTPATH MEDICAL AND ITS FORMER PRESIDENT PAY $12,000,000 TO THE UNITED STATES TO RESOLVE FALSE CLAIMS ACT ALLEGATIONS
- Severance Agreement? Seek advice before signing
- 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
- Halunen Law Launches Securities Fraud Investigation Against MiMedx Group Inc.
- Paid Sick Leave for More Employees in Minneapolis and St. Paul
- GLASS PARTICLES FOUND IN GENERIC LIPITOR
- Whistleblower Physician to Collect $4.5 Million
- Minnesota Based Hospice Provider to Pay $18 Million in Response to Whistleblower Allegations
- Sexual harassment, retaliation, and employer liability: New plaintiff protections in place
- FORMER EXECUTIVE CALLS CBS A “BOYS CLUB”
- Part 2 – Top 5 Reasons Sooner Is Better Than Later">Employment Attorneys – Answering the Why and When
Part 2 – Top 5 Reasons Sooner Is Better Than Later - Halunen Law Executive Coordinator Kerry D’Amato honored by Minnesota Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
- Part 1: Understanding the Need">Employment Attorneys: Answering the Why and When
Part 1: Understanding the Need - 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
- OFFICER FILES SUIT AGAINST EMPLOYER FOR SEXUAL DISCRIMINATION
- Protecting the Public with Whistleblower Protections
- Employees Take a Stand – Women’s Economic Security Act: New Protections for Minnesota Employees!
- Employees Take a Stand – Minnesota Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace
- DHS Whistleblower Case Settled
- 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 – 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?
- Consumers Take a Stand – Is it legal for car wash receipts to expire?
- Legislature Updates Minnesota False Claims Act – Expands Time to File Whistleblower Claim and Persons Covered by the Act
- Minnesota Strengthens Whistleblower Protections
- NBA CENTER AND FORMER TIMBERWOLVES PLAYER ANNOUNCES HE IS GAY
- Is It Legal to Be Fired for Selling Girl Scout Cookies?
- MINNESOTA PROFESSOR ALLEGES WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION
- MINNESOTA STATE AGENCY HAS BACKLOG OF DISCRIMINATION CASES
- EEOC Reviews Complaints Against Target Corp.
- SOMETIMES IT PAYS TO GET LAID OFF
- JANITORS REACH SETTLEMENT IN UNPAID WAGES CLASS ACTION SUIT
- PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION: WHEN GETTING PREGNANT GETS YOU FIRED.
- MINNESOTA MAN SETTLES DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION CLAIM AGAINST U.S. BANK
- MINNESOTA SCHOOL DISTRICT SETTLES RACIAL DISCRIMINATION SUIT
- Advocates Renew Push for LGBT Employment Protection
- FIRST OF WRONGFUL DEATH SUITS AGAINST TOYOTA SETTLED
- MAN CLAIMS RETALIATION, WRONGFUL TERMINATION BY TECH COMPANY
- PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION PROTECTIONS STILL LACKING
- FORD FACES CLASS ACTION OVER ENGINE DEFECTS
- Athletic Department Interns Pursue Class Action for Underpaid Work
- GENERAL MILLS TO IMPROVE LABELS ON FRUIT ROLL-UPS
- TARGET EMPLOYEE PETITIONS STORE TO STAY CLOSED ON THANKSGIVING
- Hurtful Nicknames Often a Part of Workplace Harassment
- MANY WOMEN STILL FACING PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION
- PERSONALITY TESTS COULD LEAD TO HIRING DISCRIMINATION
- WOMEN PURSUE SEX DISCRIMINATION CLAIM AGAINST SAUDI PRINCE
- LUND BOAT COMPANY SETTLES MINNESOTA SEX-DISCRIMINATION CLAIM
- TRUCK DRIVER DENIED ACCOMMODATION, WRONGFULLY TERMINATED
- FEMALE POLICE OFFICER ACCUSES BOSS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT
- SOMALI WOMEN ALLEGE DISCRIMINATION BY MINNESOTA DESSERT COMPANY
- MINNESOTA SENATE FACES WRONGFUL TERMINATION LAWSUIT
- MCDONALD’S FRANCHISE OWNER FINED $1 MILLION IN HARASSMENT CASE
- WOMEN’S CLOTHING RETAILER SUED FOR RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
- TRUCKING COMPANY SETTLES RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CASE FOR $11 MIL.
- HEAD OF SECURITY ACCUSES OLYMPIC BASKETBALL COACH OF RETALIATION
- EMPLOYEE SUES VENTURE CAPITAL FIRM FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT
- SHARON STONE’S NANNY ALLEGEDLY FIRED FOR REPORTING OVERTIME
- Target Settles Wrongful Termination Suit
- SEXUAL HARASSMENT NOT LIMITED TO A SINGLE GENDER
- FORMER MINNESOTA VIKINGS QUARTERBACK TO TESTIFY IN SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASE
- SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION AT THE GOLF COURSE
- TWIN CITIES CAR DEALERSHIP ACCUSED OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT
- DECEPTIVE PRACTICES LEADS TO $18.5 MILLION SETTLEMENT
- FEDEX SETTLES OVER ALLEGED DISCRIMINATION IN HIRING PRACTICES
- FEDERAL JUDGE ORDERS MAYO CLINIC TO REINSTATE WHISTLEBLOWER
- Menard Settles Class Action Discrimination Lawsuit
- U OF MINNESOTA STUDY SHOWS THAT FLEXIBLE WORKPLACE YIELDS RESULTS
- TWO MINNESOTA COMPANIES ACCUSED OF HIRING DISCRIMINATION
CONSUMER
EMPLOYMENT
- Understanding Workplace Reasonable Accommodation Discrimination in Minnesota
- Is Workplace Bullying Illegal?
False Claims Act
Featured
- Halunen Law welcomes Christopher Empson to its team of employment law attorneys
- MSBA’s Commitment to Inclusivity and Equal Justice
- Halunen Law attorney Josh Newville offers insight on transgender harassment lawsuit and the state of the law protecting these employees
- In recent Legal Reader article, Halunen Law attorney Paul Schinner shares important information for whistleblowers
- Halunen Law attorney Paul Schinner offers commentary in Bloomberg Law article assessing ambiguities in Trump’s DEI orders
- Halunen Law attorney Susan Coler local counsel to legal team achieving historic $69 million 401(k) ERISA settlement from UnitedHealth Group
- Halunen Law representing whistleblower in lawsuit against Cornerstone Management Services, LLC, alleging retaliation, wrongful termination, and negligence in resident’s death
- Accomplished attorney and civil rights advocate Joshua Newville joins Halunen Law as Employment Litigation Group Leader
- Halunen Law files lawsuit alleging Subway failed to protect teenage employee who was sexually abused, assaulted, drugged by registered child sex offender serving as her supervisor
Halunen Community Collection
IKO Case Updates
- Halunen Law and Co-Counsel Firms Reach Settlement in Case Against IKO Roofing Shingles
- Class Certification Hearing Yet to Come
- In RE IKO Roofing Shingle Products Liability Litigation is in Discovery
- MORE SOURCES FOR NEWS AND CASE UPDATES
- Plaintiffs File Consolidation Complaint
NEWS
- Minnesota Lawyer checks in with Halunen Law’s Josh Newville in considering the new Trump administration’s impact on employment law
- In HR Daily Advisor article, Halunen Law attorney Pamela Johnson outlines the difference between workplace harassment and discrimination and steps to take to address the illegal activity
- Halunen Law attorney Pamela Johnson answers the question: Is there a difference between harassment and discrimination?
- Discrimination, determination, and legislation: Honoring the life and legacy of Lilly Ledbetter
- Halunen Law attorney Josh Newville offers insight for Law 360 article examining EEOC’s end-of-year “blitz” of lawsuits, including harassment cases
- Halunen Law plays role in recent False Claims Act case filed by U.S. Attorney’s Office against Pain Institute of Nashville and related entities
- News Alert: Fighting Misclassification and Disability Discrimination: How Halunen Law Supports Workers Like FedEx Drivers
- Halunen Law Attorney Susan M. Coler shares perspectives with Bloomberg Law News on record FCA claims in 2023
- Halunen Law Wins $4.6 Million Verdict On Behalf of Client in Whistleblower Case
- Halunen Law is co-counsel in False Claims Act whistleblower settlement for nearly $10 million
- Halunen Law welcomes attorney Kyle Hahn to its employment practice group
- Attorney Susan Coler offers insights in SHRM article on employment cases before the U.S. Supreme Court
- Halunen Law shares expertise in reasonable accommodation considerations in recent article published by Fast Company
- Halunen Law attorney Pamela Johnson publishes article on gender pay gap in Women On Business
- Halunen Law Partner and FCA Attorney Susan Coler provides commentary for SHRM article on Supreme Court Whistleblower Retaliation Case
- Halunen Law Welcomes Attorney Pamela Johnson to its Employment Law Practice Group
- Halunen Law False Claims Act team applauds $43M judgment over Precision Lens and its president Paul Ehlen in extensive kickback scheme
- Halunen Law Represents Starr Suggs in Lawsuit Challenging Racial Discrimination at POST
- Whistleblower Settles FCA Lawsuit Alleging Fraudulent Healthcare Billing for Over $1 Million
- FCA Attorney Susan Coler Presents at Government Contract Law CLE
- Halunen Law’s Gerald Robinson Integrally involved in $36M MD Helicopters case
- Whistleblower Attorney Susan Coler Quoted in Bloomberg Law
- Halunen Law Whistleblower Client Shares Her Story That Uncovered More Than $1.8 Million in Fraudulent Medicaid Claims
- Halunen Law FCA Case Leads to Criminal Verdict in Healthcare Fraud Case
- Halunen Law files lawsuit on behalf of Minneapolis Fire Department firefighter cadet Din Dol claiming racial discrimination and retaliation
- NY Waterway Ferries: Years of Dumping Raw Sewage, Other Pollutants into Hudson River, Whistleblowers Allege
- HALUNEN LAW WINS ON APPEAL FOR INJURED EMPLOYEE
- Halunen Law’s Susan Coler Participates in Healthcare Enforcement Panel
- Halunen Law to Oil Company: This Ain’t the Wild West
- 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
- Department of Justice Intervenes in Fraud Cases Against UnitedHealth
- Federal Employers Liability Act of 1908 law still actively protects railroad workers
- There’s No Smoking Gun” – Coler Speaks at National Conference
- Victory Allows Halunen Client to Proceed in Federal Court
- Halunen Law Partner Speaks at National Conference on Complex Consumer Litigation
- 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
- Two Cases Headed for Trial – The Trane Goes Forward
- Whistleblower Awarded Nearly $1 Million after Exposing Globe University
- IKO case update – Judge Denies Class Certification
- Whistleblowers Help Curb Corporate Fraud
- Cat’s Paws and Employment Law
- Susan Coler Named One of the Top 50 Women Attorneys in Minnesota
- Employer Held Liable for Intentionally Misleading Employee, Inducing Him to Turndown Competitive Job Offer
- Susan Coler Interview – Whistleblowers and the False Claims Act
- Minnesota Whistle-Blowers to Share in $84M in Fees
- Halunen Law Files a Lawsuit Against Mastic/Alcoa Home Exteriors
- Hennepin County Jury Finds Retaliation Against Workers’ Compensation Claim
Sexual Assault
Uncategorized
- Are Kickbacks and Bribes Legal
- Understanding DATWA: Minnesota’s Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace Act
- From Cashiers To CEOS, Women In The Workplace Deserve To Be Heard
- Are You a Whistleblower? Take a Stand Against Workplace Retaliation
- 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’s Emily Havrilak represents Turner Syndrome Society of the United States at meeting in Germany
- ST. PAUL MACY’S OFFERS ITS EMPLOYEES SEVERANCE AGREEMENTS
- CLASS ACTION AGAINST KIA ALLEGES ENGINE DEFECTS