Derichelieu v. Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health
Case Details
- Nature of Suit — the legal category of the dispute
- Civil Rights: Jobs
- Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
- Unknown
- Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
- appeal
- State
- Minnesota
- Circuit
- Fourth Circuit
Related Laws
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Claim Types
Outcome
The court held that paid time off constitutes wages under Minnesota law, but disagreed on whether the employee had earned the 181.86 hours of PTO at termination. The dissent argues the employee earned the PTO and should be paid; the majority apparently reached a different conclusion on the earning requirement.
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