John E. Petroskey v. Lommen, Nelson, Cole, and Stageberg, P.A., a Professional Corporation, and Phillip A. Cole, an Individual

MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

In early 1987, John Petroskey (an accountant by training) began working as the office manager at a law firm in Minneapolis, Minnesota. About a year and a half later, that law firm and another law firm merged; Mr. Petroskey continued as the office manager for the law firm created by the merger, which is known as Lommen, Nelson, Cole, and Stageberg.

In spring, 1991, in arranging for its annual retreat for partners and associates, the law firm hired an outside management consultant to conduct some interviews with various law firm employees, to survey all of…