Assuming the governing documents of a particular nonprofit organization do not alter the law (which is possible), each member of a nonprofit organization’s board of directors has one vote. Standard …
READ MORE →When a director, officer, LLC manager or governor, member of a member-managed LLC, or shareholder of a closely held corporation uses a Minnesota company’s money for personal expenses without proper …
READ MORE →Yes, a business can bring a federal trademark claim under the Lanham Act in a Minnesota state district court. The Lanham Act’s jurisdiction section gives federal courts jurisdiction over those claims …
READ MORE →You just graduated dental school and are about to join a preexisting practice. You are presented with an associate employment agreement. It is long, complex, and overwhelming. You were trained in …
READ MORE →In the wake of terrorist attacks and divisive political rhetoric, Islamophobia is on the rise. Researchers cite fear as a driving motivator behind many Americans’ unfavorable views towards the …
READ MORE →In 2013, the Minnesota Legislature established the Made in Minnesota (MiM) Solar Incentive Program. The program aims to help Minnesota meet its new solar electricity standard and to boost the local …
READ MORE →The Department of Labor’s 2016 final rule would have raised the standard salary level for overtime exemptions from $455 per week ($23,660 per year) to $913 per week ($47,476 per year). On November 22, …
READ MORE →Utterance of false and malicious statements disparaging the title to property in which one has an estate or interest, if the statements are untrue and cause damage, constitutes slander of title. What …
READ MORE →Good news, dog owners. Science has confirmed what we have known all along. Dogs are able to understand individual words and intonations much like us. Until this ground-breaking study, scientists …
READ MORE →This is an important question in estate planning because many instruments become active when the person who executed it becomes incapacitated. The reverse is also true. There are many instruments that …
READ MORE →The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) entitles eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave, over a one-year period. The leave may be for specified family and medical …
READ MORE →Surveys and informal data suggest that employers are increasingly using the web and social media sites to both identify and recruit desirable job candidates, as well as to weed out less desirable …
READ MORE →Employers in Minnesota often feel overwhelmed by all the laws affecting employee rights. To help employers, below is a checklist to spot some of common issues. The law requires companies to operate in …
READ MORE →David Bowie died on January 10, 2016, just two days after the release of his final album, Blackstar. The last song on the album, “I Can’t Give Everything Away,” seems prophetic both in its title and …
READ MORE →This article deals with whether employers must pay front pay severance payments as W-2 wages or whether employers are allowed to pay the front pay severance as 1099 income. It delves into the question …
READ MORE →Minnesota law does not require you to have an employee handbook, and no Minnesota statute imposes a general duty to adopt one. Having an employee handbook is still highly recommended. The employee …
READ MORE →Arbitration provides an alternative to litigation in court by resolving disputes in a private forum with an arbitrator instead of a judge. Minnesota has adopted the Revised Uniform Arbitration Act …
READ MORE →A Minnesota employee fired for tardiness or missed work is ineligible for unemployment benefits because of the discharge only if it was for “employment misconduct” (or aggravated employment …
READ MORE →An age discrimination claim against a Minnesota employer turns on whether the employer’s stated reason for the decision holds up against the records made when the decision was made. Two statutes apply …
READ MORE →Minnesota attorney Aaron Hall speaks with Dr. David G. Mancini of Pure Health Chiropractic Clinic about his chiropractic practice. Pure Health Chiropractic Clinic Transcript Aaron Hall: David, you …
READ MORE →Minnesota attorney Aaron Hall speaks with Patrick McPherson of Metro Legal Services. Metro Legal provides the following services: Legal Process Service Public Record Filing, Searches & Retrievals …
READ MORE →Minnesota attorney Aaron Hall speaks with M.P. Singh of Prudent Accountants, a “strong team of individuals with extensive education and training as Certified Public Accountants, MBAs and IRS Enrolled …
READ MORE →Attorneys routinely represent clients in the entertainment industry in contract negotiations, litigation, and other matters. Many artists rely on attorneys to represent them in business issues, …
READ MORE →Under federal and Minnesota law, employees have broad rights, even when they are not union members. In general, employees have the right to act together for protection or to improve working …
READ MORE →Unfair competition is a general category of torts recognized by Minnesota courts to protect commercial interests. Unfair competition can include tortious interference with contract, improper use of …
READ MORE →Imagine that a trust is established with insurance proceeds for the benefit of a minor child Billy after his parents are killed in an accident, with Uncle Theodore as Trustee. Theodore cannot use the …
READ MORE →If you run a Minnesota business, protecting your confidential information rarely turns on a single fact. Under Minnesota common law, whether your information qualified as a trade secret did not turn …
READ MORE →The Minnesota Unemployment Insurance Program governs unemployment benefits. The Program provides “workers who are unemployed through no fault of their own a temporary partial wage replacement to …
READ MORE →Respondeat Superior This Latin term refers to the basic rule that the employer (principal) will be liable for the negligent acts of an employee (agent) if those acts were part of the employee’s or …
READ MORE →All states have enacted statutes to protect fair trade. These state statutes are modeled after the Federal Trade Commission Act, which prohibits ‘‘unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting …
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