Legal Opinion
Schmitz v. United States Steel Corp.
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided May 13, 2013No. A12-0709PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HUDSON, Judge.
Following a court trial, appellant U.S. Steel challenges the district court’s judgment awarding respondent Darrel Schmitz $15,000 in damages, as well as reasonable attorney fees and costs, for threatening to discharge Schmitz for seeking workers’ compensation benefits in violation of Minn. Stat. § 176.82, subd. 1, but finding for U.S. Steel on Schmitz’s retaliatory-discharge and refusal-to-offer-continued-employment claims brought under Minn.Stat. § 176.82, subds. 1, 2. U.S. Steel argues that the district court erred (1) in holding U.S. Steel liable for threatening to…
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