Category Archives: Employment Law
Can an Employee Receive Unemployment Benefits if They Quit Their Employment?
The Minnesota unemployment statutes are designed to provide assistance for those who become involuntarily unemployed through no fault of their own. If an employee quits his or her employment, generally speaking he or she is not eligible to receive unemployment benefits. However, there are a few exceptions under the statute. An employee may be eligible [...]
MN Court Finds Employer Liable for Unemployment Benefits for “Independent Contractor”
In a recent ruling by the Minnesota Court of Appeals, an employee, who had been encouraged to quit her employment, form her own company, and work for her former employer as an independent contractor, was eligible for unemployment benefits from her employer. The Court found that because the employer encouraged the employee to form her own [...]
