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Posts from Joshua Newville, a Minnesota employment lawyer, civil rights attorney, and mediator.

Oct 12, 2015

WATCH: John Oliver Slams North Dakota’s Lack of Oil & Gas Regulation

Workplace safety laws and regulations exist to ensure that employers, particularly those in dangerous industries, keep their employees as...

Oct 23, 2014

Rule 68 Offers and Civil Rights Claims

Rule 68 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure contains an interesting and nuanced option for civil defendants to settle a case. Rule 68...

May 9, 2014

May 2014: Newville Files Class Action Pay Discrimination Lawsuit Against Lab Companies

On Friday, May 2, Joshua Newville filed a federal lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. The...

Jun 3, 2013

Problems With Caps on Damages in Employment Law Suits

Early last month, a federal jury in the Southern District of Iowa awarded a $240 million verdict to 32 mentally disabled men that...