“Piercing the corporate veil” is a legal doctrine that allows owners of a company to be liable for acts of the company. “Piercing the corporate veil” is widely accepted legal concept in Minnesota. …
READ MORE →Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, General Partnerships, and Limited Partnerships are legal entities separate and distinct from their owners depending on what type of business structure the …
READ MORE →Minnesota employers can be liable for the acts of their employees under the legal doctrines of negligent supervision and negligent retention. Negligent Supervision Liability for negligent supervision …
READ MORE →What Unjust Enrichment Means in Minnesota Unjust enrichment is a Minnesota equitable claim that lets you recover the value of a benefit another party received and cannot fairly keep, even when you …
READ MORE →Different Accommodation for a Predecessor Not Indicative of Discrimination In Dahl v. Regents of University of Minnesota, No. A12-1076, WL 1187996 (Minn. Ct. App. Aug. 6, 2013), the former CFO, Peg …
READ MORE →The notion of fair use is something that every person or party with a trademark or copyright should be aware of. While having a trademark and a copyright exists to provide protection so the person who …
READ MORE →Usually, false advertising claims are brought under the Lanham Act, a federal statute, and Minnesota’s Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act (“DTPA”), Minn. Stat. §§ 325D.43-.48. The …
READ MORE →Minnesota attorney Aaron Hall speaks with Dr. Jeffery Stamp, inventor of the “Baked! Lays Potato Crisp” and founder of Bold Thinking Institute, about some of the problems new businesses face and how …
READ MORE →Minnesota attorney Aaron Hall speaks with Brian Call, president of Rubicon Mortgage Advisors, about Rubicon Mortgage Advisors and the mortgage industry as a whole. Brian Call, CRMS, MMS President, …
READ MORE →In this new economy plagued with high unemployment and fiscal uncertainty it has become increasingly more frequent for ex-employees to bring workplace defamation claims against their former employer …
READ MORE →It is a violation of Minnesota law for someone to post explicit videos or photos of you online without your permission. This is a violation of your right to privacy. In the age of society’s obsession …
READ MORE →In Minnesota, you now have the option of creating a Public Benefit Corporation for your social enterprise. This lets you combine the benefits of a business with a charitable purpose like a nonprofit …
READ MORE →Governor Mark Dayton signed the Responsible Contractor bill (H.F. 1984) into law on May 16, 2014, creating a requirement now codified at Minn. Stat. § 16C.285. The idea of a “responsible …
READ MORE →Problem: You need to prove to a bank (or another) that you own your business Imagine you walk into a bank to open a new checking account for your business. The banker says you must provide proof that …
READ MORE →Employers Ability to Recoup Payments Due to Employees’ Post-Severance Wrongdoing It is common in Minnesota for employers to offer severance compensation to employees. These types of agreements vary …
READ MORE →Governor Dayton recently approved a package of bills titled the Women’s Economic Security Act to enhance conditions for women in the workplace. A portion of the new law requires businesses in certain …
READ MORE →We will occasionally meet a company owner who is personally motivated to sell but feels that there are several things that need to be improved before the company is ready to be put on the market. This …
READ MORE →What is the Program? Legislation passed in 2001 (the Sustainable Forest Incentive Act (SFIA)) allows annual payments to be made to enrolled owners of forested land as an incentive to practice …
READ MORE →The Green Acres Program provides property tax relief for owners of agricultural property in areas where the market value of land is being affected by development pressure, sales of recreational land, …
READ MORE →What is a Special Agricultural Homestead? The Special Agricultural Homestead provision extends homestead status to property owners who do not live on their farm but actively farm their land or who …
READ MORE →Background During the 2001 legislative session, Minnesota enacted the first state property levy since taxes payable in 1967. The tax is only on certain properties and was enacted as part of a property …
READ MORE →Special Homestead Classification: Class 1b Special Homestead Classification: Class 1b provides a reduced class rate for qualifying blind/disabled property owners. What is Class 1b? Class 1b provides a …
READ MORE →This fact sheet is the second in a series of three fact sheets that were designed to assist taxpayers in the understanding of the basic concepts of their annual assessment and property tax …
READ MORE →This fact sheet is the first in a series of three fact sheets that were designed to assist tax payers in the understanding of the basic concepts of their annual assessment and property tax …
READ MORE →Each spring your county sends you a property tax bill. Three factors that affect your tax bill are: the amount your local governments (town, city, county, etc.) spend to provide services to your …
READ MORE →Minnesota classifies every parcel of real property according to its use on the assessment date (January 2) and that classification directly determines the tax capacity rate applied to the parcel. …
READ MORE →Minnesota sales tax applies to lawn and garden maintenance, indoor plant care, tree and shrub services, and other taxable services discussed in this fact sheet. For more information, see: Fact Sheet …
READ MORE →Minnesota sales tax does not apply to landscaping construction contracts for improvements to real property, but sales tax does apply to landscaping maintenance contracts to maintain a pre-existing …
READ MORE →In today’s world, new technologies have made it possible for employers to monitor many aspects of their employees’ activity. Recent surveys have found that a majority of employers do monitor their …
READ MORE →What Is Unfair Competition Under Minnesota Law? Unfair competition is a broad category of business torts, not a single cause of action with specific elements. Minnesota courts recognize it as a …
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