Legal Opinion
Bucko v. First Minnesota Savings Bank
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided June 7, 1991No. C8-89-1344PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TOMUANOYICH, Justice.
This appeal relates to awards of punitive damages and attorney fees for violations of Minn.Stat. § 181.75, prohibiting employee polygraph testing.
In 1976, the Minnesota Legislature deleted the phrase “by coercion” from the statute prohibiting employers from soliciting or requiring polygraph tests of their employees or prospective employees. See Act of April 13, 1976, ch. 256, § 1, subd. 1, 1976 Minn. Laws 950 codified at Minn.Stat. § 181.75, subd. 1 (1990). The legislature also added criminal penalties, injunctive remedies, and a private cause of action to the statute.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Stuempges v. Parke, Davis & Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
- Anderson v. Hunter, Keith, Marshall & Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
- Becker v. Alloy Hardfacing & Engineering Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1987
- Carnes v. St. Paul Union Stockyards Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1925
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3Cited by24 opinions
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