The inauguration of President Donald J. Trump will significantly alter the focus of the administrative agencies overseeing employers. While we anticip…
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Yesterday afternoon, November 22nd, a federal district court in Texas issued a nationwide injunction prohibiting the U.S. Department of Labor (“the…
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New Overtime Rules Take Effect on December 1 The Department of Labor’s amendments to the Fair Labor Standards Act overtime regulations are scheduled…
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OSHA’s Requirements Effective on January 1, 2017 OSHA requires certain employers to electronically submit both injury and illness data. Although emp…
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On September 7, 2016, St. Paul joined Minneapolis in unanimously approving a sick and safe leave ordinance – with a very big difference. Unlike…
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Summer Update 1: Minimum Wage Increase – August 1 Starting August 1, 2016, the Minnesota minimum wage will increase to $9.50 per hour for large empl…
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On June 17, 2016, the Minneapolis City Council significantly amended its Prevailing Wage Ordinance. The revised ordinance will go into effect followin…
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Until now, trade secret protection has exclusively been a matter of state law, with differences between those laws posing challenges for many business…
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On May 27, 2016, the Minneapolis City Council passed an ordinance mandating that all employees in the City of Minneapolis be provided with paid sick l…
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On May 18, 2016, the Department of Labor issued much-anticipated changes to FLSA overtime regulations. The following are a few of the key amendments t…
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