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New FMLA, Social Media and Health Care Rules With the advent of another new year, it is time for employers to review recent changes in the employment laws, update their Employment Handbooks and policies, and prepare for coming changes in laws, particularly in the health care area, that are and will continue to affect them. …
What Businesses Should Expect in Pursuing Certain Development Projects: Since the passage of the Minnesota Environmental Protection Act (MEPA) in 1973, Minnesota law has required specific procedures for the assessment and analysis of the effect that certain development projects will have on the human environment. In recent years, an increasing number of businesses have begun …
Mineral rights and mineral exploration remain in the news in northeastern Minnesota. The emerging green economy has created huge demand for metals such as copper, nickel and platinum. Therefore, a public announcement of doubled earlier estimates regarding the quantity of such metals in areas around Ely is encouraging. Further, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ …
Limitations Every Employer Should Know: A “noncompete” agreement is a contractual provision in which an employee agrees not to compete with his or her employer or work for a competitor after termination of the employment relationship. Such an agreement may be part of an initial employment contract or a severance contract, or it may …
A Law Businesses, Banks and Consumers Should Know: In 2007, Minnesota became the first state to enact legislation shifting, in certain circumstances, the costs of consumer data breaches from financial institutions to the persons or businesses that directly transacted with consumers whose data was exposed. Under the Plastic Card Security Act (“PCSA”), set out at …
Establishing, Strengthening and Protecting Your Brand: A trademark or service mark is a word, symbol, phrase, design or combination thereof which the public associates with a single source of a product or service. Trademarks and service marks are generally the same, except that a trademark refers to a single source of a product (or “good”), …
Ehlinger v. Hauser and the Importance of Clarity in Drafting Buy-Sell Agreements in Wisconsin and Beyond: All businesses with more than one owner should have a buy-sell agreement. A buy-sell agreement is an arrangement between the owners of a business under which, upon the occurrence of a specified event—such as an owner’s death, disability or …
Exempt Business Property When individuals and businesses file bankruptcy or must satisfy legal debt obligations such as lien interests or judgments, the question arises as to how such obligations can be satisfied. Where debt obligations cannot simply be paid with cash, the law allows for the sale of the debtor’s property as a means of …
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