Burke v. Dorso Trailer Sales, Inc.

I respectfully dissent. In general, “good cause attributable to the employer” does not require that an employer’s actions be negligent or wrongful. Helmin v. Griswold Ribbon & Typewriter, 345 N.W.2d 257, 260-61 (Minn.Ct.App.1984), pet, for rev. denied, (Minn. June 12, 1984). In Helmin, an employer failed to provide an employee with continuous health insurance as promised, and also failed to notify the employee that the employer’s health insurance plan had been cancelled for non-payment of premiums. The Helmin court stated:

The [Commissioner’s] representative improperly applied the legal…