Trepanier MacGillis Battina P.A. 8000 Flour Exchange Building 310 Fourth Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55415 612.455.0500
Trepanier MacGillis Battina P.A. 8000 Flour Exchange Building 310 Fourth Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55415 612.455.0500

Defamation Claims Not Preempted by the MHRA

The Minnesota Human Rights Act (“MHRA”) contains a provision making its procedures the exclusive remedy for violations giving rise to liability under the statute. In Walker v. Wanner Engineering, Inc., 867 F. Supp. 2d 1050 (D. Minn. 2012), an employer argued that a former employee’s defamation claim was preempted by the MHRA exclusivity provision. The […]