Two lines of cases have developed in the District Court of Minnesota with respect to whether qualified immunity shields officers from liability in excessive force cases when de minimis injury results from a use of force. Under strikingly similar facts, …
On December 14, 2012, Attorney Wiley won the Elmer H. Wiblishauser Author’s Award, presented annually by the MSBA Publications Committee to the individual member judged to have contributed the best article to Bench & Bar in the preceding fiscal year. Among the …
In mid-August, Greg Wiley, Esq. presented on credibility issues with law enforcement officers, and how labor professionals can tackle situations where “Cops Can’t Do The Job,” anymore. This area is a fascinating intersection of labor and employment law, constitutional law, …
On May 18, 2012, Attorney Greg Wiley was presented the Award of Excellence- Civil Law by the Public Law Section for his work in representing his public law clients. Wiley was presented the state-wide annual award in recognition for the …
Attorney Greg Wiley is proud to announce that he has been named to the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Public Employers Labor Relations Association. Wiley has been involved with various aspects of the organization over the last five years, …
Attorney Greg Wiley and Human Resources Director Roxanne Chmielewski were recently awarded the 2012 Pacesetter award by the National Public Employer Labor Relations Association (NPELRA), the premier organization for public-sector labor relations and human resources professionals. NPELRA is a network …
This week in EEOC v. CRST Van Expedited, Inc., No. 10-1682 (8th Circuit, February 22, 2012), the EEOC lost the lion’s share of its claims alleging sex discrimination and harassment against trucking behemoth CRST, Inc. Only a handful of the …
In a civil suit under Section 1983 this week, Messerschmidt v. Millender, No. 10-704 (February 22, 2012), the United States Supreme Court applied qualified immunity to dimiss claims alleging that officers violated the 4th Amendment by relying on an overly …
This week, in Howes v. Fields, No. 10-280 (Feb. 21, 2012), the United States Supreme Court reiterated that whether an individual is “in custody” for the purposes of Miranda rights is a fact-dependent inquiry that evaluates all features of an …
This week, the Minnesota Court of Appeals held that an employer violated the Minnesota Human Rights Act by requiring that an employee provide medical information about dyslexia, when the employee had not requested an accommodation and there was no evidence …
