The financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic is undeniable. Both large and small businesses are closed or have reduced their operations…some permanently, some temporarily. This has meant that millions of employees and self-employed individuals are now unemployed,...
Limited Liability Company Review-upate Time
Seriously, all businesses formed as a Minnesota limited liability company (LLC) and operating Minnesota Chapter 322B should have their operating and member control agreements reviewed. This is especially true for any LLC with, or contemplating, multiple members....
Protect the Security of Your Credit Bureau Files
Recently Experian (one of 3 credit bureaus) was hacked with 143 million consumer credit files possibly compromised. You may have received a notice to check to see if yours was one of them. Even if it does not now appear as your information was hijacked, that does not...
Small Business Owners Beware Sexual Harassment is a Hazard
Recently you may have read that the Mississippi Dunes Golf Course was found liable for sexual harassment of 4 female employees by its owner. The women were awarded $130,000.00 and a $20,000.00 penalty payable to the state was assessed. However, that’s not the sole...
Minnesota Supreme Court Rules on Definition of “employment Misconduct” for Denial of Unemployment Benefits
On December 28, 2016, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that the statutory definition of employment misconduct (Minn. Stat. § 268.095, subd. 6(a) (2016)) is the “exclusive” definition for determining an employee’s eligibility for unemployment benefits. In so ruling...
Minnesota Supreme Court Rules on Statute of Limitations in Whistleblower Case
On January 20, 2016, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that the statute of limitations for bringing a whistleblower claim for a discharge based on a good faith “reporting” of suspected violations of law under the Minnesota Whistleblower Act (Minn. Stat. § 181.932,...
Employers Cannot Sue Employees for Job Negligence
On March 20, 2017, the Minnesota Court of Appeals, in a published opinion, ruled that an employer required to indemnify its employees under Minn. Stat. § 181.790 cannot sue an employee for on the job negligence to recover payment(s) made to a third party. First Class...
Cohabitating and Joint Bank Accounts
Do you have or have you thought about having a joint bank account with your significant other? A recent decision in a United States District Court District of Minnesota points out that a commonly held belief about such joint bank accounts is not entirely true. Dooner...
