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Subdivision 1.Civil action; damages.
A person may bring a civil action seeking redress for violations of sections 181.02, 181.03, 181.031, 181.032, 181.08, 181.09, 181.10, 181.101, 181.11, 181.13, 181.14, 181.145, 181.15, 181.722, and 181.723 directly to district court. An employer who is found to have violated the above sections is liable to the aggrieved party for the civil penalties or damages provided for in the section violated. An employer who is found to have violated the above sections shall also be liable for compensatory damages and other appropriate relief including but not limited to injunctive relief.
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Subd. 2.District court jurisdiction.
An action brought under subdivision 1 may be filed in the district court of the county wherein a violation is alleged to have been committed, where the respondent resides or has a principal place of business, or any other court of competent jurisdiction.
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Subd. 3.Attorney fees and costs.
In an action brought under subdivision 1, the court shall order an employer who is found to have committed a violation to pay to the aggrieved party reasonable costs, disbursements, witness fees, and attorney fees.
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Subd. 4.Employer; definition.
"Employer" means any person having one or more employees in Minnesota and includes the state or a contractor that has assumed a subcontractor's liability within the meaning of section 181.165 and any political subdivision of the state. This definition applies to this section and sections 181.02, 181.03, 181.031, 181.032, 181.06, 181.063, 181.10, 181.101, 181.13, 181.14, and 181.16.
Notes of Decisions
Kvidera v. Rotation Eng'g & Mfg. Co., 705 N.W.2d 416 (Minn. Ct. App. 2005).
· cites it 7× “42 in attorney fees pursuant to Minn.Stat. § 181.171, subd. 3 (2004). Including additional penalties and prejudgment interest, the district court ordered judgment in favor of respondent in the amount of $159,154.”
Caldas v. Affordable Granite & Stone, Inc., 820 N.W.2d 826 (Minn. 2012).
· cites it 2× “Minn.Stat. § 181.171. The payment requirements vary somewhat depending upon whether the employer discharged the employee, or the employee quit or resigned.”
Milner v. Farmers Ins. Exch., 748 N.W.2d 608 (Minn. 2008).
· cites it 2× “Minn.Stat. § 181.171, subd. 1. *618 If the legislature had intended the same result under the MFLSA, the legislature would have used similar language and explicitly provided for civil penalties to be paid to the individual employees.”
Nichols v. State, 858 N.W.2d 773 (Minn. 2015).
· cites it 2× “See Minn.Stat. § 181.171, subd. 4 (2014) (payment of wages); Minn.”
Karlen v. Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc., 766 F.3d 863 (8th Cir. 2014).
· cites it 2× “Finally, the district court ordered JLLA “to pay reasonable costs, disbursements, witness fees, and attorney fees” as required by Minn.Stat. § 181.171, which the court announced it would address in a separate order.”
Donald G. Cousineau v. Norstan, Inc., 322 F.3d 493 (8th Cir. 2003).
“Minn.Stat. § 181.171, subd. 1. Furthermore, “the court shall order an employer who is found to have committed a violation to pay to the aggrieved party reasonable costs, disbursements, witness fees, and attorney fees.”
Kaibel v. Mun. Bldg. Comm'n, 829 F. Supp. 2d 779 (D. Minnesota 2011).
“13, and § 181.171. (Id. ¶¶ 10-15; ¶¶ 16-19.) On May 11, 2011, Defendants removed the case to this Court.”
Auge v. Fairchild Equip., Inc. (D. Minnesota 2019).
· cites it 4× “See Minn. Stat. § 181.171 , subd. 3. ANALYSIS Auge and Fairchild cross-move for summary judgment on both counts of Auge’s complaint.”
Kaibel v. Mun. Bldg. Comm'n, 920 F. Supp. 2d 1000 (D. Minnesota 2013).
· cites it 5× “4 See Minn.Stat. § 181.171. Defendants’ motions for summary judgment on Count III of the Complaint are therefore granted.”
Auge v. Fairchild Equip., Inc., 388 F. Supp. 3d 1071 (D. Me. 2019).
· cites it 2× “See Minn. Stat. § 181.171 , subd. 3. ANALYSIS Auge and Fairchild cross-move for summary judgment on both counts of Auge's complaint.”
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