Potential Compensations for Wrongfully Terminated Employees in Minnesota
Being an employment “at-will” state, Minnesota allows the employers to fire their employees for any reason and even without any valid reason as long as the reason is not illegal. According to the State Law and Federal Law, terminating employees based on race, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, or marital status is illegal. Also, if an employer retaliates against an employee for making a complaint against discrimination, it is considered to be illegal. Terminating an employee in violation of the Minnesota Whistleblower Act is also illegal. According to the act, an employer cannot retaliate against an employee who refuses to get involved in illegal conduct or reports a violation of any federal law, state law, or common law. Another illegal reason is terminating an employee for exercising their rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act. Also, if an employer terminates their employee prematurely by breaching the employment contract signed between the employer a...