Articles

• 10 years later, folks are still talking about pay equity and the importance of our Ewald v. Norway case in that longstanding fight for justice.
• Minnesota Employment Law Changes
• Recent Supreme Court Decision Significantly Alters Employer’s Religious Accommodation Obligations
• Supreme Court Says No Pay Can Still Play: Abel v. Abbott Northwestern Hospital is a step forward for employees’ rights.
• Biden Asks Department of Labor to “Clarify” COVID
• Stimulus Bill Provides Expanded Opportunity for Employers to Take Tax Credit for Retaining Employees
• Gov. Walz Loosens COVID-19 Restrictions
• The COVID-19 Surge, is Your Business Ready?
• Unmasking Mask Questions for Businesses
• Sheila Engelmeier and Heather Tabery article featured in Minnesota Bench & Bar: Paskert and Kenneh: The ‘severe or pervasive’ standard in 2020
• Innovate, Adapt, Repeat: Energize Your Business During this Time of Crisis
• Minnesota Supreme Court Issues Decision on Sexual Harassment
• Executive Order 20-40 Non-Critical Business Plan
• COVID-19 Posters
• Gov. Walz Extends Stay at Home Executive Order
• COVID-19 and Minnesota Unemployment Update
• Stay at Home and Other Virus Developments in Minnesota
• Families First Coronavirus Response Act and Minnesota Employers
• COVID-19 And Minnesota Employers
• Duluth Sick and Safe Time Ordinance Takes Effect January 1
• Minnesota Supreme Court Determines “Resident Trusts” Statute Unconstitutional in Assessing Income Taxes Against Four Irrevocable Trusts
• The 2019 Proposed Pro-Employee Bills
• Supporting Transgender Employees
• Improving Law Firm Culture: The beginning of the discussion
• Transfer on Death Deeds A Useful Tool in the Right Places
• Paid Leave: Expansion of Workers’ Rights in the Twin Cities Faces Challenges
• March 2011 Update on Two Aspects of the Law on Harassment: (1) What is Severe or Pervasive Enough to State a Claim and (2) What Suffices as Training that Effectively Avoids Harassment and/or Discrimination
• Managing (Mis) Behavior in Executives Key Employees and Board Members
• How Will The New Overtime Law Affect You
• Paid Sick Leave in Minnesota
• Blowing the Whistle on Fraud Against the Government
• Data Detective Helps Solve Legal Cases
• Minnesota Lawyer Selects Four From E&U for Attorney of the Year 2015!
• Blast From the Past: An Old Cause of Action Finds New Life in Minnesota Courts
• You and the Law: I Know the World is Flat – My Client Told Me So
• Planning Personal Legal Needs: Seven Ways to Take Care of Yourself
• What To Do When You Believe Your Employee May Be Committing Crimes or Other Bad Acts While Employed By You
• Quick Tips for Legally Interviewing and Hiring the Right Candidate
• The Joker’s Wild: Understanding, Preventing and Responding to Harassment
• Effectively Executing the Termination Process: A Step by Step Guide
• Discovery 101: The Strategy and Practice of Information Gathering in the Employment Lawsuit
• Discrimination and Harassment Training
• The Deepening Divide: Minnesota and Federal Employment Laws
• Top 10 Mistakes Employers Make
• Top 10 Don’ts for Employers Who Want to Avoid Litigation: A Practical, Common-Sense Guide to Staying Out of Court
• The 10 Biggest Mistakes Made by Employment Lawyers on Both Sides of the Aisle
• Jobs Bill
• Terminating the “Disabled” Employee Who is Not Performing Without Inviting Lawsuits
• Recent Developments in the Law on Retaliation Against Employees
• Recent Developments in Retaliation Law
• DOL Releases New Model FMLA Forms
• 7th Circuit Holds That Cat’s Paw Theory Supports Individual Liability Under §1981
• E & U Wins Trial and Recovers $456,000 in Disability Case!
• Two Racing Commission Officials Being Investigated by State
• Racing Commission Officials Say They’re Being Unfairly Targeted
• Advice to Use Before a Life Ends
• Everyone Can Fit a Gift Into Their Monthly Plan
• Norwegian Consulate Sued Over Claim of Unequal Pay
• Judge: Norway Law Applies in Minneapolis Job-Bias Lawsuit
• Don’t Yap if You Agreed to Shut Your Trap!
• U.S. Supreme Court Hands Unionized Employers a Victory in FLSA Cases, But Legal Landscape for Non-Unionized Employers Remains Unsettled
• Employers MUST Consider Job Restructuring as a Reasonable Accommodation
• Kmart pays over $100,000 to settle discrimination lawsuit over inflexible drug testing policy
• “Mark of the Beast” hand-scanner costs employer $150,000 in religious accommodation lawsuit