On December 15, 2014, the Minnesota Court of Appeals extended the statute of limitations for Minnesota Whistleblower Act (MWA) claims from two to six years. In Ford v. Minneapolis Public Schools,1 the court overturned 20 years of precedent2 and held that because the claim was created by statute, recent Minnesota Supreme Court case law3 dictates that the longer six-year limitations period applies. Unless and until the Minnesota Supreme Court considers the issue, this will become the latest expansion of employee rights under the MWA in the past two years.
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