Employment Law Court Rulings

A Sevier County jury found the defendant, Christopher Joe Whaley, guilty of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of drug paraphernalia, and a seatbelt violation for which he received an effective sentence of sixteen years in confinement. On appeal, the defendant contends the…

The plaintiff licensed motor vehicle dealers and repairers, T Co. and R Co., appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court dismissing their administrative appeal from the final decision of the defendant Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, who determined that the plaintiffs had overcharged…

Appellant challenges his indeterminate civil commitment as a sexually dangerous person (SDP) and a sexual psychopathic personality (SPP), arguing that the district court clearly erred in finding that he (1) "engaged in a course of harmful sexual conduct," (2) demonstrated a "habitual course of…

Relator challenges the decision by an unemployment law judge (ULJ) that relator is ineligible for unemployment benefits because she was discharged for employment misconduct and aggravated misconduct of paying herself unused paid time off (PTO) in violation of respondent-employer's policies. Relator…

Appellant argues on appeal that the district court: (1) erred in finding her in civil contempt and in awarding respondent attorney fees because the underlying harassment restraining order expired prior to the contempt ruling; and (2) misapplied Minn. Stat. § 588.10 (2022) when it fined appellant…

In this certiorari appeal, relator challenges the termination of her Section 8 rental assistance and lease. Because the termination is supported by substantial evidence and relator does not identify procedural defects in the proceedings upholding the termination, we affirm.

Appellant challenges the summary-judgment dismissal of her claims under the Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA), her claims under the Minnesota whistleblower act (MWA), and her claims for negligent hiring, supervision, and retention. She also challenges the district court's denial of her motions to…

Zmuda, J., writing for the majority, reverses the judgment of the trial court denying summary judgment to appellant on political subdivision employee immunity. No genuine issues of material fact exist regarding the exception to immunity in R.C. 27044.03(A)(6)(b), and whether the exception in R.C.…

The trial court did not err in adopting the magistrate's decision finding that service of process was perfected when appellee received the service packet for appellant from a commercial carrier at the parties' shared address and credibly testified that she provided the packet to appellant, who…