If your business produces any software or has a website, you need an enforceable agreement with end users in order to protect business intellectual property and limit potential liability. Often times …
READ MORE →The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) is a comprehensive, uniform set of laws that govern commercial sales and transactions. The UCC was originally published in 1952 and was adopted by the State of …
READ MORE →The purpose of defamation laws is to protect people from false statements that may harm others. Minnesota’s criminal defamation statute, Minn. Stat. § 609.765, defines defamatory matter as anything …
READ MORE →If your company is headquartered in another state and you have hired even one employee who lives and works in Minnesota, Minnesota employment law applies to that person. Employment obligations follow …
READ MORE →Wage Payment is a heavily regulated area of the law and Employers would do well to familiarize themselves with both state and Federal requirements. Here in Minnesota, wage law is largely governed by …
READ MORE →The following is a guest article written by Tony E. Trussell of Business Whyse Strong Emotions + First Impressions = Attitude (Good or Bad) Emotionally charged experiences create lasting memories. It …
READ MORE →This is part six of a series on single owner LLC formation. Articles of Organization Initial Member Resolutions Member Resolutions Operating Agreement Schedule of Members Written Action of Organizer …
READ MORE →This is part five of a series on single owner LLC formation. Articles of Organization Initial Member Resolutions Member Resolutions Operating Agreement Schedule of Members Written Action of Organizer …
READ MORE →This is part four of a series on single owner LLC formation. Articles of Organization Initial Member Resolutions Member Resolutions Operating Agreement Schedule of Members Written Action of Organizer …
READ MORE →This is part two of a series on single owner LLC formation. Articles of Organization Initial Member Resolutions Member Resolutions Operating Agreement Schedule of Members Written Action of Organizer …
READ MORE →This is part one of a series on single owner LLC formation. This sample was prepared for a professional limited liability company of licensed independent clinical social workers, so it includes …
READ MORE →If you own an LLC or corporation, you need to document certain business decisions each year. Meeting minutes record what happened at a meeting. Written actions let owners or directors approve …
READ MORE →The board of directors manages the business affairs of a corporation. Most corporations hold an annual board meeting to review the company’s performance, accept officer reports, handle resignations …
READ MORE →Below is an example of meeting minutes for the annual shareholder meeting in a privately owned corporation, including an S corp. Business owners and attorneys can use this example as a template. …
READ MORE →What Is a Written Action of LLC Members? A Written Action of Members allows LLC owners to formally approve a decision without holding a meeting. Instead of meeting in person, the members whose consent …
READ MORE →An organizer is the person who signs and files the articles of organization with the Minnesota Secretary of State, forming the company. One or more persons may act as organizers, and the organizer may …
READ MORE →In Minnesota, subject to the exclusions stated later in the same subdivision, a telecommunications carrier is “a person, firm, association, or corporation authorized to furnish” to the public …
READ MORE →The following is a guest article from CJ DuBe’ of Achieve Traction. CJ will be speaking at our Minnesota CEO & Business Owner Conference on October 8. The Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) is a …
READ MORE →According to a Litigation Release from late 2014, the SEC filed an emergency action alleging that Levi Lindemann–alleged to be a resident of West Lakeland Minnesota–operated a fraudulent scheme …
READ MORE →In Minnesota, when someone is found to be negligent it means that they were not acting reasonably. The standard is what a reasonable person would have done in a similar situation. To prove a …
READ MORE →Minnesota’s wiretapping statute, Section 626A.02, is almost identical to the federal wiretapping statute, 18 U.S.C. Section 2511(1). In general, Minnesota’s statute states that it is legal for a …
READ MORE →In a municipality, the governing body may choose to issue a conditional use permit for certain types of developments. Minn. Stat. § 462.3595. Getting such a permit allows for a use to be specifically …
READ MORE →In this video, you get answers to these questions: What is a phantom stock plan? Why would people want to use a phantom stock plan? What are some problems with using a phantom stock plan? Introduction …
READ MORE →Trademark registration requires you to show the actual use of your trademark within the context of your offerings to the public. These examples are called specimens. Specimens show how you actually …
READ MORE →Sometimes after a purchase agreement is signed, one of the parties elects to cancel the agreement or is forced to cancel the agreement due to the breach of the other party. There are a few ways in …
READ MORE →If you own or manage a Minnesota LLC, the duties you may owe the company and your fellow owners come primarily from chapter 322C and from the terms of your operating agreement (Minn. Stat. §§ …
READ MORE →A common question I have been getting lately goes something like this: “I think I have a claim against my neighbor/friend/family member/ex-boyfriend/ex-girlfriend. I found this statute, 609.749, that …
READ MORE →On January 1, 2018, Minnesota’s new Revised Uniform Limited Liability Act will take effect. It is the most considerable change to happen to LLCs since they were first allowed. Overall, Minnesota’s new …
READ MORE →Winning a court case and being awarded damages against a party does not necessarily mean that the court battle is over. Unless the losing party is willing to pay you on the judgment, you will have the …
READ MORE →Back in the early 2000s, the Minnesota legislature revised Minn. Stat. § 514.02 to assist subcontractors in receiving payment for labor and materials used on a construction project through a civil …
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