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Eighth Circuit Reiterates Presumption for At-Will Employment under Minnesota Law
USA - June 13 2018 Last week the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals held in Ayala v. CyberPower Sys. (USA), Inc. that an employee’s compensation agreement did not modify…
Minnesota Legislature Considers Changes to Sexual Harassment Law
USA - May 4 2018 The Minnesota Legislature has been considering H.F. 4459, “a bill for an act clarifying the definition of sexual harassment” under the Minnesota Human…
New Tip-Pooling Rules on the Horizon
USA - February 6 2018 Yesterday the comments period ended on a proposal from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) regarding tip-pooling regulations under the Fair Labor…
Does the MHRA Require an Employer to Engage in an Interactive Process to Determine an Appropriate Reasonable Accommodation?
USA - January 31 2018 The Minnesota Court of Appeals recently held that the Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA) does not require an employer to engage in an interactive…
2018 Cost-of-Living Adjusted Amounts for Employee Benefit Plans
USA - October 25 2017 On October 19, 2017, the Internal Revenue Service announced the 2018 cost-of-living adjusted amounts for certain retirement plan and fringe benefit…
OMB Stays Use of New EEO-1 Form
USA - September 5 2017 In 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) proposed and then approved a new EEO-1 Form for the collection of certain workforce data…
Does an Employment Discrimination Claim in Minnesota Survive the Death of the Claimant?
USA - July 24 2017 Given the length of discrimination litigation and the sometimes shortness of life, the following question can arise: Will an employment discrimination…
For Minnesota Employers: All Quiet on the 2017 Capitol Front
USA - July 11 2017 The 2017 Regular and Special Sessions ended with an almost record lack of impact for Minnesota employers. There were no changes to Minn. Stat. § 181…
DOL Withdraws Independent Contractor and Joint Employer Guidance
USA - June 9 2017 The United States Department of Labor (DOL) issued a press release on June 7, 2017, announcing the withdrawal of two significant guidance statements…
“Pre-emption”: On a One-Way Ticket to Nowhere?
USA - May 17 2017 A “Pre-emption” or a uniform labor standards bill is a reaction in the Minnesota Legislature to the passage of sick time ordinances in Minneapolis and…
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