This Law Firm Publication by Ford & Harrison LLP discusses the Minnesota Supreme Court's decision in LaMont v. Independent School District #728, which broadens the definition of sexual harassment under the Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA). The court held, for the first time, that a plaintiff can allege a hostile work environment claim for harassment that was based on sex, but was not sexual in nature. However, the plaintiff must still show that the conduct altered the conditions of employment and created an abusive working environment. This decision brings Minnesota sexual harassment law in line with Title VII.