Recent Press Releases
MDHR Offers Employers a Toolkit on Minnesota's New 'Ban the Box' Law signed by Governor Mark Dayton
June 5, 2013 - The Minnesota Department of Human Rights is providing a toolkit on the requirements of the new the "Ban the Box" law, which was signed by Gov. Mark Dayton yesterday. The law goes into effect beginning Jan. 1, 2014.
MDHR Investigation Results in a $50,000 Settlement in a Marital Discrimination Case
May 9, 2013 - ST. PAUL, MN – A Minnesota Human Rights investigation involving the marital discrimination of a St. Cloud-based auto parts chain employee, who was fired after her husband quit the company and took a job with a competitor, resulted in a $50,000 settlement.
'Borrowing Trouble' featured on Conversations with Al McFarlane Tuesday for Financial Literacy Month
April 25, 2013 - An hour television program to highlight Financial Literacy Month in Minnesota examines how predatory home lending, payday loans, credit discrimination and other practices take unfair advantage of people who are financially struggling.
"On the Margins" MDHR's Television Program to Air Tonight on CTV15 In Ten North Suburban Cities
April 18, 2013 - Tonight, tune in to watch "On the Margins," two 30-minute programs on predatory lending, produced by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights and CTV15 at 6 p.m. in ten Twin Cities suburban communities.
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