State settles sex-discrimination cases with two businesses
The Minnesota Department of Human Rights announced Oct. 2025 settlements with Lakes Concrete Plus of Bemidji and Key Lime Air of Thief River Falls after finding both violated the Minnesota Human Rights Act through gender stereotyping. Each company will pay $45,000 to an aggrieved job applicant or former employee and must revise workplace policies to prevent future sex discrimination.
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📌 Key Facts
- The MDHR found Lakes Concrete Plus told a woman that driving a concrete truck was not "women's work" and fired her; the company will pay $45,000.
- MDHR found Key Lime Air refused to hire a qualified male applicant for a flight-attendant job because he is a man; Key Lime Air will pay $45,000 and change hiring policies.
- The agency's commissioner, Rebecca Lucero, issued a statement emphasizing employers must prevent and address sex discrimination under the Minnesota Human Rights Act.