Dukowitz v. Hannon Security Services

The Minnesota Supreme Court recently ruled in an interesting new case. Dukowitz was a security officer who received a substantial cut in hours and then applied for unemployment. After applying for unemployment, she was terminated and sued for wrongful discharge. The Minnesota Supreme Court has held that termination because of unemployment filing is not considered retaliation or wrongful discharge. By issuing the ruling they essentially said that there are a few circumstances that would allow for wrongful discharge in Minnesota. This is great for businesses but this does mean that businesses are likely to press the issue and may only stop if held accountable.