Hanson v. State, Department of Natural Resources
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The Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the district court granting summary judgment in favor of the State of Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and dismissing Plaintiff's complaint alleging a violation of the Minnesota Whistleblower Act, Minn. Stat. 181.932, subd. 1(1), holding that there was no error.
After Plaintiff, a former regional director with DNR, was terminated she brought this action alleging that her reporting of suspected illegal activity at a hotel where she was staying for a work-related conference caused her termination. The district court granted summary judgment for DNR. The court of appeals affirmed. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) Plaintiff failed to establish a genuine issue of material fact for trial over whether her alleged protected activity was a motivating factor in the decision of the DNR to terminate Plaintiff; and (2) therefore, summary judgment was properly granted.
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