January 02, 2018
A Minnesota federal judge on Tuesday ordered a group of laid-off General Mills employees to take their age bias claims to arbitration, pointing to an Eighth Circuit decision from April sending another set of claims to arbitration per an identical clause in the workers' severance agreements.
December 20, 2017
General Mills Inc.'s attempts to disqualify attorneys representing former employees bringing age discrimination claims against the food giant were thwarted Wednesday, when a Minnesota federal judge found that the attorneys took sufficient steps to prevent the minimal possibility that a worker had access to confidential information.
December 01, 2017
A Minnesota federal magistrate judge on Friday recommended against disqualifying Snyder & Brandt PA and Nichols Kaster PLLP from representing former General Mills Inc. employees bringing age discrimination claims against the food giant, saying the attorneys took sufficient steps to prevent the minimal possibility that a worker had access to confidential information.
September 20, 2017
General Mills Inc. asked a Minnesota federal court Tuesday to disqualify Snyder & Brandt PA and Nichols Kaster PLLP from representing plaintiffs in an age discrimination collective action, saying they "tainted" the case by not taking adequate measures to prevent a named plaintiff from sharing his knowledge about the company's litigation strategy.
April 12, 2016
General Mills was hit with a putative age discrimination collective action on Tuesday in Minnesota federal court that accuses the consumer foods giant of targeting workers aged 40 and over during a round of layoffs conducted as part of a company restructuring.