Here is a link to an article posted on the Jackson Lewis Workplace Privacy Blog that may interest healthcare employers.
March 2011
Minnesota Plaintiffs Granted Additional Time To Commence Suit Against Employers
By Ana C. Shields on
In one of the last decisions of 2010, a Minnesota federal judge issued an opinion that flipped on its head the statutory time limitations imposed upon an individual’s right to sue under the Minnesota Human Rights Act (“MHRA”), greatly eroding an employer’s ability to determine predict when the threat of litigation is over. The MHRA…
CAT’S PAW LIABILITY RECOGNIZED BY THE SUPREME COURT
By Ana C. Shields on
Posted in Discrimination Claim Risk Avoidance
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that employers may be subject to liability in discrimination cases even if the ultimate decision-maker was not biased toward the employee. Staub v. Proctor Hospital, No. 09-400 (March 1, 2011). In this case, Vincent Staub filed a lawsuit against Proctor Hospital after he was discharged from his…