National Labor Relations Board Modifies Independent Contractor Standard
Earlier this week, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a decision in The Atlanta Opera, Inc., 372 NLRB No. 95 (2023), modifying its approach for assessing whether workers are employees...
View ArticleMinnesota Court of Appeals Clarifies Religious Exemption Claims In Covid-19...
The Minnesota Court of Appeals issued four important decisions on June 12, 2023—one precedential and three nonprecedential—which provide valuable guidance to employers and employees regarding religious...
View ArticleEffective July 1, 2023, Minnesota Significantly Expands Parenting Leave,...
As we previously reported, the Minnesota Legislature passed numerous changes to Minnesota employment laws, including paid sick leave, paid family leave, and much more. One overlooked change included...
View ArticleReminder: Bloomington Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance To Take Effect July 1, 2023
Last summer, we wrote about the Bloomington Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance and its requirements. The Ordinance goes into effect in just a few days, July 1, 2023. Existing paid time off programs can...
View ArticleSupreme Court Rules in Favor of First Amendment Rights Over...
In a recent decision, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled on an issue that represented the intersection of public accommodation anti-discrimination laws with Free Speech in the First...
View ArticleThe Supreme Court Heightens Standard for Employers Denying Religious...
The Supreme Court issued its ruling in Groff v. DeJoy on Thursday, June 29th, 2023, invalidating the widely accepted standard of “undue hardship” that is applied when an employer is evaluating a...
View ArticleQuickly Approaching Deadline for the New Disability Self-Identification Form
Starting on July 25, 2023, an updated form from the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ (OFCCP) will be required for all applicable federal contractors and subcontractors subject to Section...
View ArticleMinnesota Non-Compete Ban Gets One Step Closer to Becoming Law
On April 24, 2023, the Minnesota House passed an omnibus bill which, among other things, included a non-compete ban. The language was identical to the language passed by the Senate ten days earlier on...
View ArticleChoice of Law and Venue Provisions in Sales Representative Agreements
Certain employers who employ sales representatives who live or work in Minnesota must ensure their agreements with such sales representatives do not contain non-Minnesota choice law or venue...
View ArticlePre-Eviction Notice Requirements for Minneapolis and St. Louis Park Properties
Reminder for landlords: Minneapolis and St. Louis Park maintain local ordinances that require certain notice to be given to residential tenants prior to bringing an eviction action against a tenant...
View ArticleBrooklyn Center’s Pre-Eviction Notice Requirements for Affordable Housing Units
Landlords need to remember that Brooklyn Center requires owners of affordable housing units to provide certain notices to tenants at least 30 days prior to filing an eviction action based on...
View ArticleMinnesota Passes Legislation to Increase Construction Contractor Wage Liability
Before the conclusion of its most recent session, the Minnesota legislature passed into law additional “Construction Worker Wage Protections” which went into effect on August 1, 2023. The new...
View ArticleDepartment of Labor Proposes Rule to Make More Employees Eligible for...
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would increase the salary threshold certain employees must meet to be exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s...
View ArticleNLRB Creates Two New Pathways to Card-Check Unionization
On August 25, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) issued a decision in Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC, 372 NLRB No. 130 (2023), a 100+ page decision creating a new...
View ArticleEEOC Proposed Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace
On September 29, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released its revised Proposed Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace. If issued in final form, the guidance will...
View ArticleState-Wide Earned Sick and Safe Time Leave Law Taking Effect January 1, 2024
With the effective date of Minnesota’s Earned Sick and Safe Time Leave Law (ESST) fast approaching, this blog post is the first part of a two-part series: (1) Frequently Asked Questions; and (2)...
View ArticleESST Sample Notice from MN Department of Labor and Industry
Minnesota’s earned sick and safe time (ESST) law contains many recordkeeping and notification requirements for employers. Employers will need to notify employees in writing, at the start of employment...
View ArticleThe Corporate Transparency Act and its Impact on Homeowners Associations
On January 1, 2021, the U.S. Congress enacted the set of federal statutes known as the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) which has the primary objective of protecting against money laundering...
View ArticleThe Corporate Transparency Act Requiring Reporting of Beneficial Ownership
BACKGROUND In 2021, the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) was enacted to substantially expand upon existing anti-money laundering (commonly referred to as “AML”) as well terrorism deterrence...
View ArticleReflections From A Retiring Elf
Frank the Elf is retiring soon after 112 years on the job at Santa’s Workshop. We thought it would be interesting to get his thoughts on how the job of an elf has changed over all these years. Over a...
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