Minnesota Supreme Court Affirms ‘Severe or Pervasive’ Standard of Harassing Conduct Claims By Molly E. Nephew & Andrew E. Tanick on June 9, 2020 Email this postTweet this postLike this postShare this post on LinkedIn In a much-anticipated decision, the Minnesota Supreme Court on June 3, 2020, declined to abandon the requirement that harassing conduct be “severe or pervasive” to be actionable under the Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA).