Legal Opinion

Rowan v. Dream It, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided April 2, 2012No. A11-1135PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION CLEARY, Judge.

Relator Heather Rowan appeals the decision issued by an unemployment-law judge (ULJ) determining that she is ineligible for unemployment benefits and finding overpayment of benefits in the amount of $5,544. Rowan argues that she was given good cause to quit her job because respondent-employer Dream It, Inc. encouraged her to form her own limited liability company (LLC), without informing her of the negative consequences of giving up her employment status. We reverse.

FACTS

Rowan was an employee of Dream It, a licensed general contractor, for more than four years, from…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Skarhus v. Davanni's Inc.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 2006
  2. Ferguson v. Department of Employment ServicesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
  3. Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of the State v. RozanNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2011
  4. Johnson v. Walch & Walch, Inc.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 2005
  5. Rootes v. Wal-Mart Associates, Inc.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 2003

3Cited by7 opinions

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  2. Anthony Browne, Relator v. M. A. Mortenson Company, Inc., Department of Employment and Economic DevelopmentCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2017
  3. Benson Giwa, Relator v. Wal-Mart Associates, Inc., Department of Employment and Economic DevelopmentCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2014
  4. John Matheson, Relator v. Progressive Action - Minnesota, Department of Employment and Economic DevelopmentCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2014
  5. Lamont P. Mays, Relator v. Rosenbauer Motors, LLC, Department of Employment and Economic DevelopmentCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2015

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