st claire v minnesota school of business globe university complaint.pdf

8/13/2019 St Claire v Minnesota School of Business Globe University Complaint.pdf

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7-V--877 Filed In Forth Judca Ds4/26/2012 11Hennepn Conty

STTE F MINNESOTA DSTRICT U

COY O HNPIN OH JUDICAL DISRC

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2. Deda nsorim f re iui a rvie duaio r

arou aree Dedas e judi he ae f ea ad rp

ae ue ed e Cy f Wodury ouy f h e of

eoa Ded i oraed ardi e aw f e Sae f iea.

eda du a ia am f uie e Sae of

ea. a ime reev wui Pii ad Dedn re


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empoee' and eploe esecvely as those te re dene in Minn Sat

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4 h urisdcton o tis Cout is invoed as voaton ocured in the State o

iesoa nd involve stte and comon law

5 Venue i approprite because endan transcts a utantal amount o

busnes in te Couny o Hennpn tateo Mnest.

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6 Pint was empoyed y edant o anuay 9 209 nt eteination on Octber 24 211 e as ed s an instuctor o business Gloe

niers Bokln Centr Cams Aer apprximae sx eks in te postion

Pnt ws proote to he Buness ro am Cir o e Boolyn Center Camus

In a o 0, Plaint as pomoted to the posto o work ea o

Busness and reocted to enant's rpote oces n oour esota

Plnti was prised he knoledge nd e abiit to provie leadersip

r Glb's odest, ares, and most recgnizd pgrm

9. In seer meeins om late 20 oug Plts einaton, se vced

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10 seera eengs o late 200 tgh Planis erinaton Pai

eoe ha Globe as aiciall inlating gaduaion raes b alowing crrcuu

dseanies beteen onlne lasses whc were esigned to be r easer to ass nd

rsidenia (inMero lasses Onie casses ad resental classes are suose to

ride students th he e set o sls and hae the sae dicul However

becase Globe neeed to mee a secied gaduaon rate to maintain accredtaton and

becse onlne coures ae high roable Gobe ade e online clases ease o

ass.

Plaini reeatedly reoed hes, and ohe nstance o aud om late 20

to Pants teinaion endat, hoeer ese t ceae engag ud n

nsead tol Paini to mind her on busness

2 Pati aso notied manageen t obe woud no meet accdtaton

sandas i the accediaon aenc ACIC as de aware the oble at

Paini ad eoted Plati was nscted "no on s gong o be teling CIC

abo hese ises' lainti eed to wthod th ntaly daman naon

om te accediin agen ACS

3. Shtly theeae n cobe 24 20, Pla as tenaed

4. Plain uers om a obnto o a heiate sc and a degeneave

h To reat he back coiion an eceied steri ijecton ee imes a ea

stang Decebe 2010, whch rquired hr to ake one ay to recuerae lowing

eah nection

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5 Dednt was awar o Painis condtio as se rpeated disssed er

ea ssues wi er supervsors spit ts awarens, aiti was no aowed t

wor om oe ie recuperating om te injeions

anti obeted to te treatment and aerd management ta se as eing

discrminated against. anagemen resed to invstigae aintif repo o

dsciminaton.

7 As a drect and proxmate resut of ends ega condut, an a

sured om disress iiation nd embarassment oss o reputation, ss o

noent in i ss of ages and benets nd as incured attoey' es and oer

penss

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IOIO OF I "fO

Painti raees eac and eery pragrap is ompaint

9. e innesa Wisteower At WA) proibs reaion agains

empoees r making good-it reprts of vioins oaw at 1832

3 S. 1 provides:

a A mpo s no discarge discpine teate, oerwiseisrimna agains, o penize n emoee egarding teemoyees opnsaton, ers onditios oation, or

privieges empoyet bcase:

1 te empoee in go t, repots a ioation orsuped ioatio of any dera o tate a o ru

adopted psun o a to an empoer or to angoverenta body or aw eren oca;( 2 ) . . . . . .(3) e empoye eses an eors order to perr an

acon tat t poyee as an oetive basis n oieve voaes an state o dera aw or re rreguation adoed puuant o aw and te poye


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nfrms te emloyer that the order sben rese rhat reson.

3 Pin rportd hat e reaonably ad good fih belied o be

oatos sate and lw She expressed conce about Deda's ea liab

cosumer :au to Defndants eaers g sevra eegs late 201

to termnato in Ocober 20

3 Pliiesed o pariipae in any type f consumer aud inudg bu

no te to Dednt cally inag ent aduatio nd jb pacemen rats.

33 The laws Plainti believed Dedat oaed nclde, but are not lie to:

a. 325D4 (a peso egaes n deceptive trae pcces when, durn h

cse o busness, the peron represnts tha serveshav uses eefs tey do nt

hae r eaes sar conuct codfed abe tat raes likeih o conson

or msurdig) d, Mn. St 2F67 (apeon m o oorion wt te

et o el serces o anhng ese ofed that advese n a varet o rs oered

to the lc olate ts tha adetsemen cna a aa assern

represetaon o statemet ct hat tre deceptive oisleang).

efd retiated agans ai as aesut o her repe objetos b

eang he emplye

3. he aderse employment acons a aleged heren cnttte olatons o

Sat 18931 e se

3. The lawl employmet prctces colaed o aove re tetional a

eepered by efndat ith alce ad/or w ekless deece to the MWA,

whc proects aint


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s a e ad poxmae su f De' eg ou, a h

suere cti o su, emooal stres mo, mbnme, i

g f epuo os of joye f i t wage ees,

a icue ao es epees ad e e mges.

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P eegs a a evey agr of Comp

ieta c aw ecogiz ae f ao a emoyee w

ow e whe e poeo o e geea pub , e some th pes

peo ao o e wisebowe.

39 ea ough is aage ad cial acg ef o e

ih e ce f ei mpoyme, ege uaw emome pe

Tese pe ue, e o id o e Pi he es

o mao om ao gey AC, wou be mi

e, a ue dcee o se Goe

4 Te ios ee aoe cotave bic lic

Te ee e pes claid f abve ee o eie Pi

eqa poymet poe a oerse eey ee he u

emoee ue f e o gage ee a

Te uaw epome pae mpie o oe wee eoa

wee peme b ea w mie a/ eke iiee o e aws wi

po ati


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As a direct and proximate relt of Dendant' leal cndct, lanti a

ued, nd cntinue to suer, emotioa distres, humiatin embarament pa

and surng, os of retaion ls f enjoent f l, lot wages and benets, an

a inc1ed ate e nd expees and other serious daages

DIIII MII VII

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Pant e-alleges eac nd eer paraph of tis Comlant

4 endat, tg it manages and oias acting o behaf of te

endant an wtin the scope o ther eploent, engaed n lawl epoyment

prtce nvovin laint n ilation of th Miesota Hman Rgts ct n Stat.

ec. 63 e s Tese practe icue but are not lied t endants ena

of eploent pportnties o Planti and ilre to prvde a easonal

ccomoatn t Plainti beae f e disability, becaue Planti a perceied

havng diiy beause Plani had recrd of havin a disablity

5 endan iled to take al reasonale seps t preent the scriinain

bae n Plainf disalt om ccug.

lainti was etiae agans n tes ontins, and piege er

eoent af e copaned of illea dicriation

he eect of the pracices complained o abv has been to deprie lant

equal eployment oppotntes and erse adersely atng er tats as n

empoyee eaue ofe dsablt, record of dablit, o percved sabilit


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. Ta e C gran su oe and rer rele as ees n

equiable

AII DMND RAL BY URY ON ALL CS W AL BY

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STAT O ISA DSI CT

CY EEP URH I IL DISTRI

ot Fe No:Cas e: - mlomn Dscriinaion

Hi b,

Pinti

D DIT DJ DMD

Meso Schoo o Bsnes c/b/a Glob nivr,

Deant

he ain edi er lanti, r hr Comin agais innsota choo o

sss, nc dba Go Unersit "Dndant) sts and alges as ow

1 ain is rsdent of the Cit o rescot Co o Pice ta of Wicons

Deant is a consortum of rivat nstitis hat oids ucaon r aris

carers. enant's home juisdicon s the Sa o soa Deant is incororatd

accorng to t las of te tat o insoa

RIDII D U

4 h rsion o this Cou is nok as vioaos ocur i th ta of

Msota an nvo ate and coon law

5 Vn is aroae bcaus Denda ransats sustantia amoun of snss inthe Sate of soa and a sana amoun f th cts gig rs to ths acion ocred

ithin the borders f th Sat of Minota, Cot of e

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Failig to ense that student ti et-leve competeies r te Mediasti progr. I at Chp. Sec. Subec 1, b)(5)(a).

Subittng advertisin aeia to t publi that i ot cear ad provable atp Sec Sbc .

Voating recuitg method and te ban o ossions r adisionsepreseaties baed on eollet nue. I Chp. 4, Sec. E, Subec. , (Eolln tudents tat canot be reasoaly expected to beet fo instction. Iat Chp. c , Subec. 3

Failing to eet the requremets o Dndant eollent areements. I. t hp4 ec. EJ Suse 4

iig to diclose cictace tat could afect studet prio to tei olet,ost notbl the eec a lony coul have on te o prospets. I at Chp. 4 Sec.E Suc. 6.

Requrin tudents to trave ueasoable dsnces r teir eershis totavin thm agee to it prio to eollmet, rtig. I at Chp. Se. B Sue.4, (b)

Bribig stde wi ee textok to ee the quie fr avin to tvelueaoab diaes r their tehips I

ailg to nr d irepreset Defdat's acceditato tatu o te pulicuring e itc fo AHEP o E. at C. 5 Se. H, Subsec.

Dfndat fed la a te ectio o creiatio tadar is not itin

er job dut or n o her cocer. Ka nd Chie ducato Ocer Dr. chee Enst

outlied thi poi ultie crrepodes with laiti

2 Dfnda ao ired aiti tht it wa o ith her job duties to pride

opeoal dto regad erolmet uber or adision oliies.

13. uly 201, ABES bean vsit Dendat's ampuss fr th acretaio

proces. BHES il und that ur o e fteen capes had a otae o available

eteshp plcements nd/or laced proper douentato becaue o overenrollet in te

dcal Assistant Proram.

14. I ecember 2010, Alla ealt Syte ("lla notifed enda that te

ou no loer accept studet r extersip placemen bcause o Defndats chae in

editaton t ES Fthe, lia ould n longer consider Defndat' graduates fr

eplent :r te ame eas. T exacerbaed te hrtae o xtensps polem


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Peuy An ne f Dedn' ge epye f Med An Prr

grdue

5 Dendn nnue e uden n e Med An Pgr knng

ed enp re n vbe n f ABHS nd

6 n veer 010 Pn dvered Denn repr BHS

ed e epreenn Pr endn's ubn f ee repreenn

dun wee ed egdng pe Dendn bed e nn ny n

rder vd eyng e redn pr P n ve e ppn nd

ne er Dendn e Med n Prg ng ee

edn nd edun d ud u n eg b den nd edy

ned nuer ud

Dg e uer f 01 Pn bee e n e nern e

rge eenp grew ee pue ned e re kng r e e

reed e perr beue uden ere beg ed n eern Pn

nnued p Dendn w enen n re dd epe e e

un

n Ap Pn e Je ye (y) Dedn' een

Mye eed ee gup een n Apr 1 d 5 du ue Pn

bru en e we f Dedn Wdbury u eder w ree

e f ee eeng nudng Prv Dvd een een n dree Pn n

n A bu Dendn' vn r n e r n ren durn

perd

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Po o t Apl mings, tzn and o mna Plaini i sh d ot

cas acivts rgarding companc ad oprationa isss in pva mtgs.

20 urig th April ming, Dndat's adrp discussd aov issus.

pccay; Pain rpod tha s as cocnd bout Dndant mislading sudnts

adng guaad avaaity of dc Assisng xships Dnan k wr t

avaial Dndat ladrshp an Plaint hough nmos scaios ratng to

Dndants pontia ga iaii.

21 n Api , 201, r ays r Pats riation, Opang c,

Ja Hrman "rman, ppos ha Pain cosd crasig t n osps y lorig snds pac aint rsd an's poposa.

Plaini stad hat pogram as ard in vatn o nmous A sandards and at

sh wld no oat tm th y ding studns to sis ta id no po oportutis

o onsra ruid dca ssisting copncis

22 n Apri 9 21 n rmad Pt

2 Dnda rogn a soin olt i odr to ac u th n of

studns i th nm of tshps ad/or ris adssion stndas oud ngatvy

mpact h accrion stats. Furr, Plan cgd at Dndnt msld conu

sudns nto vg hat thy od a otan gain mplon, as dica

ssisants, ar gadaton hn as tm nlky

4 Dndan ild to inm sdns of t accrdaon chang, ovromn and

lmtaons his cag oud hav on i gadaion and poymn pospcs

Dndant as unabl o is garant a sp opportniis oud avaa o

l accao qumnt. h ov o B aso damgd amn in h jo


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maet and reeted current students om gradating on time Fuher Dendant ed o

inm tdens that ina ou no one accet an of Dendans studens r exterss

or conside any o its graduates r emomen miseadng cue and enti studets

25 Paint receied an u emane reiew abot six wees bee he

erminaton Her ermance was caraeried as seror and se receed a rase in y afte

te ree.

26 ory af Paintis terminato, na wrote a ter to a sgned b eten

th incated Plainti had taen the ogam n te rong direction and that bcause of her

trmno she no onger resented a be r the rogra imtd that the stemade in te cangng accrdtation rocess and he neie rectons o moes tat owed

wre ats t

Tis eter diminised Paiis standig n the meda co The tter

achieed ts oa, as Painti ws unabe o scure emoyment in th edca edtio

counity e Meois/St Pu metr aea dese er ueror quicaions

28 s direct and roximate resut of Dendats ega conuct Pant has sed

om distress haton and ebarassmnt oss of rutation oss o enoment n i oss

o wgs nd benets a has ncurrd attornes s n other exeses

CLAIMS

COUNT EVI.TIS OF TH ESOT WHITBOvRT

Pani reaeges eah and eer aragrah o ti Comant

29. The inesota Wiste bower c ("MWA) hiits retaation agas eoees

r man good-i reors of ioatons ofa. M Stat 189

3 Sb 1 odes


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a n lo shall no discag, disciplin, an ohwisismina agains, o pnaliz an mplo rgding m'scomnsaon rs, codiios locaion o pivilgs of mloymnbas:

1) h lo ... in good os a violain or suspdvolaion of an dal o sa la o l adod rsuan law o a mlo o o an goval bod r larmn ocial

) .3) lo s an mplo's od o po an aion

h mlo as an ojv basi in o bivvilas any sa or dral law o l o guao dopd

suan o la, d h ml nm mlo a od s big rsd r a ason

Plni od w sh asonably and n goo ih bld o b violains of

sa la S xrsd onc abo Dnan's lal labil osum au o

Dndans ladsi duin pri 011 mings lainis po inudd bu a

no lmid o h bov mniond Aril migs cm numos o rpos, mails and

rosions h spiors rgading B ccdiao violaos, and ardiaion

ag, and oolmn h, as rprsnd o udns b Dndan, osiud

violaions f Mi Sa. 32D4 and Mi a 35F67 In gal s Pla kn

h h dns rossl no "ging ha h paid ' and a violad a.

3. lan rsd o aca n any yp of ons d nludin bt no

lmd o, Dndan suggsing s incas h n o si ooun by

log sndards plamn

3 las laini blvd dan viad incud bu a no limid o: i

a 35D4 a rso gags n civ d racis whn, dng s of

bsinss, pso rsns ha svics hav ss or bns o no v o ngags in

simla condc odid bov a as a lilihood of conion or misndrsanding ad

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Min tt 35F6 ( pen; r 01 rprtin it te ntet t e servie r nyting

ee red tt verte n vriety f r ered t te p vite i w if t

dvertient ntin ny teri erin r repreetn r teent f t tt i

ute deptive r eding

4. Dendnt retited nt Pint reut er epred bjetin y

terining er epyent

35 e dere epent tin eed erein ntitute viin f te W,

Min tt 893 q

36. Te un epyment ptie pined v ere intentin nd ere

perre by Denn it mi nd/r it reke ndirene t te i

prtes Pinti

3 A diret nd prxite reut f endn ieg ndut Pii s red

nd ntne t ue etin ditre umiitin embrrsen pin nd er

f rputtin f enyent f i t e nd beet n inurred teys e

nd epen nd ter eru dge

COU OOGFU DCHR

OO OF PC POCY

Pii reege e d every g f ti int

38, nnet n regnie e f tin r epee ree t

r under dti r ree t perr tn tt ntrvene pu piy

39 Dednt ug it nge nd i ig n bef f Dennt nd

in e e f teir pent engged nfu epye prtce ee

prte inude u re n ited t tering Pinti er re t nree e

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umb externshi pporuntes by loweing sandars beo ABHES leels, and; r her

numeous ets o Dendant bu the egl implications of Denant's pacices n

nncmline ith the proisions of AHE

0 The acons descbed boe cntrened pubic policy

1. Th et f he pcices mplained of abe as bee t dprie Pini f equal

epoymnt ppotunitie an therwise adersely acing her sas s n eplyee becase

of er uso egage n tese actions

The unawful empmen prcic coained of ove were ientina n ee

permed by endn ith lice nd/ reckless indierene t he las) wich ptect

Plaini

3 As drect an pximte resul Dendt iel cndt Plainti has ued

and cntines t s, eioa distess umition, embarssment, pin suing ss

o reutatin los f enjmen of , lost ages and enes and as ncured oneys es

ad epees n ohe seious dmges

OUNTITIS F MI STAT FALSE TTTS

IDUEMET TG MPYMT

laini leges eh n every paaph o his Comin

. endnt through ts mnages n cals atng n bea e Dndn d

ihin e se heir emplyment enaged in unl epoyen racties oin

Pni viaton of i St 8.64 ese ptie nclude bu e nt lied to:

uuley inducing Plaini mo o preius psiion in Sioux Fls, SD to e

Mies/t. Pul, M metr area b knwingly usng se epresentos concerning he

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acte of he wo Plainti was not awae that at of e des wold be to concea and get

aond endants ABH accedtatio ioations

4 Paint sstaned damges in conseqence of the lse and decetive eeseions

ncenng the des of her jb omotion that Dedant sed o nde Paini to chae te

ace of he loment

46 Plait od not have aceted te omoton tat moed he to the

neas/t Pa N eo aea bt these aden ndcements

47 The nlaw eomen actices colaine aboe wee ineona and wee

emed b Dendant ith maie o eces indeece to the aws tat otect laini

4. As a dict and oimate est o Dendants ilegal condct Paini has sed

an contine o se, emotional distes hmilon embaassen a an sen os

of eon, oss of enjoymen of li, ot ages ad beets ad as nced atones' es

ad eenses and othe seio dama

O FORDEFTIO

Paini eleges ech and ee aaa of ts Comaint

4. Dendant made se statements abo antfs condt that damaged he

etaton n te medica ommn eccall in a ee wien b Kna to Alia wth

etzen's sgne Dendant tied o eestabish thei eaios with ina c was

seee ae Dendant's stch t B HE he lette saed that e m Dean Plaint

too e oam i the wron decon and theee se s no longe a concen teedical Asisting ogam

50 his se nmaton dage Pais eptaton b ng a he negatie

ot afer Dendant switched acceo as Plantis lt On he cot lin

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vocaized er dissen r ots his eter p1ojected Paiti in a coplee se lh to oe

of he larget mical epes in te tate of Miesota Fute is coents were

issinae o othe employers in the medical ommuniy and iiise er prosoa

epuation

5. Pait was unale to e a o in te Mneapolis/St aul, MN meical ecion

comi becae f s daage he iiewed with ur din institutos a as

dened empoyen eac ime, ih oe interiew specica notig tat se was he ost

quaied caidae, but nonetheles se could ot be oed eploet based o he "hsto

5 Dea touh ts ae pulished t aretined deao statemetswt odge of i sy ad wi negiget disregad o wit ctu mce a wanto

eckes disreard ortei ect o Plainti and e posa repuaio.

53 a rec rst of ena' deao statement ti has sue a

ill conue to suer uiaion emaassent n ham to e rossional eputaio.

P FOR REEF

WHEROE Plainti repctlly pas:

a That te practices of Dendant coplaine o eei be auged deeed a

declae t e iolaio of is scured to Piti sate n commo law

b T Dedat e uied t mae Plain whole ts aerse reitory ad

ulawful actions togh esio i e o ac pa, wit nterest o a appopiae

naio tor

c. Tat Plait be awade ot pa an te etay alue of any oyen

benes she wold hae been eied to as a epoee o enda


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Tha a pmann pohbor njco b ssu pbn Dna om

ngagng n h prccs comlan of hrn

Tha Plan b awa compnsaory amags n n amon o b n a

ral

ha a b aar pnii amags a mi b sau.

g Tha lan b awar b amags as pm b sa

h ha h Cour aar Plan hr aoys s coss an sbsmns pusan

sa.

. Tha h ou gan such oh an rh as s an a.

PLNTIF DMANDS T BY Y O ALL COUNS WERE TL BY RY IS

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