Be a Super Sleuth—Part Three: Concluding Your Workplace Investigation
In the first part of this three-part series—Be A Super Sleuth: Laying the Framework for Effective Workplace Investigations—we provided a number of pre-investigation considerations for employers,...
View ArticlePostscript: To Compel Under the FAA or the MAA? That is the Question . . ....
In a previous post, I argued that in order to compel arbitration in Minnesota, an employer must attempt to come within the purview of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) and not just the Minnesota...
View ArticleMinnesota “Ban The Box” Legislation Update
Minnesota recently passed “ban the box” legislation, which will restrict private employers’ ability to ask about applicants’ criminal backgrounds on employment applications. Signed by the Governor on...
View ArticlePrivate Family Child Care and Home Health Care Providers Are “State...
Capping a tumultuous session, the 88th Minnesota legislature, on the final day of the 2013 session, passed a bill, S.F. 778, which had long been sought by labor unions. The bill gives unions the right...
View ArticleMinnesota Employers Beware: 2013 Legislative Changes
The 2013 legislative session was a busy one for the state’s legislators. During the 2013 legislative session, the Minnesota legislature passed a number of bills affecting Minnesota employers. As we...
View ArticleMinnesota Supreme Court Says Six-year Statute of Limitations Applies to Drug...
On July 31, 2013, in a case that possibly opens the door to enlarging the limitations period for other statutory claims, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a longer statute of limitations applies...
View ArticleFederal Court in Minnesota Provides Guidance on Non-Injury Retaliation Claims...
Granting complete summary judgment to BNSF Railway Co., Chief Judge Michael Davis of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota interpreted and provided the railroad industry with guidance...
View ArticleBad Blood Makes Good Law: Minnesota Supreme Court Recognizes Tortious...
In Gieseke v. IDCA, Inc., et al., No. A12-0713 (March 26, 2014), the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that “tortious interference with prospective economic advantage” is a viable claim under Minnesota...
View ArticleMinnesota Minimum Wage Increases Today
In April the Minnesota legislature passed legislation establishing incremental increases to the state minimum wage over the next three years. The first increase takes effect on August 1, 2014. The new...
View ArticleMedical Cannabis Implications for Employers in Minnesota
On May 29, 2014, Minnesota signed into law Minnesota’s medical cannabis bill (SF No. 2470), which passed the House 89-to-40 and the Senate 46-to-16. The law establishes a registry program for Minnesota...
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