Brekke v. THM Biomedical, Inc.

OPINION

HARTEN, Judge.

Respondent employee brought an action against appellant employer under Minn. Stat. § 181.79 (2000) after appellant, without respondent’s consent, deducted the amount necessary to repay a loan from respondent’s accrued salary. Appellant counterclaimed for interest on the loan. The district court denied appellant’s counterclaim and awarded respondent twice the amount of the deduction as provided by law. Because we conclude that the district court did not err by determining that respondent violated Minn.Stat. § 181.79, we affirm.

FACTS

In November 1990, respondent John Brekke…