No employer shall engage in any reprisal against an employee for declining to participate in contributions or donations to charities or community organizations, including contributions to the employer itself. "Employer" means any person having one or more employees in Minnesota and includes the state, the University of Minnesota, and any political subdivisions of the state. An employee injured by a violation of this section may bring an action for compensatory damages, injunctive or other equitable relief, attorney's fees and costs. For purposes of this section "reprisal" means any discipline; any form of intimidation, harassment, or threat; or any penalty regarding the employee's compensation, terms, conditions, location, or privileges of employment.
Minn. Stat. § 181.937
REPRISALS FOR FAILURE TO CONTRIBUTE; CIVIL ACTION.
Known as the Equal Pay for Equal Work Law
The act spans §§ 181.01–181.991 (140 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Nichols v. State (2015)
Most recently applied in Nichols v. State (February 2015)
1988 c 455 s 1
Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.