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Obama Continues to Issue Labor Friendly Executive Orders
August 12th, 2014
On July 31, 2014, President Obama continued his administrative efforts to support organized labor when he signed another in a string of Executive Orde…
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The Supreme Court Holds President Obama's 2012 NLRB "Recess Appointments" Were Unconstitutional
July 15th, 2014
In one of the most important decisions of its term, the United States Supreme Court ruled on June 26, 2014, that President Obama’s January 2012 rece…
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ERISA Health & Welfare Benefit Plans: Helpful Steps to Survive an Audit from the DOL
June 19th, 2014
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) sets out minimum standards for establishing, administering, documenting, amending, and terminating…
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Minnesota Legislative Update: New Obligations on Employers
June 7th, 2014
Contributor: Martin D. Kappenman
Minnesota’s legislative session came to a close in May and last week Governor Dayton signed the last of the passed bills into law. The following is…
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New Law Impacts Construction Contractors: Are You A "Responsible Contractor"?
May 20th, 2014
If you are like most employers, you probably don’t have all of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and state wage rules memorized.…
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Time to Update Your Handbook: The 2014 Minnesota Women's Economic Security Act
May 16th, 2014
On Mother’s Day, May 11, 2014, Minnesota’s Gov. Dayton signed the Women’s Economic Security Act (WESA) into law with many sections of WESA becom…
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Minnesota Minimum Wage Dramatically Increased
April 14th, 2014
Contributor: Martin D. Kappenman
Today Governor Dayton will sign a significant increase to the minimum wage into law. The law imposes a new minimum wage on employers based upon the an…
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Health Care Reform Employer Mandate Delayed; Final Regulations Issued
April 11th, 2014
The U.S. Treasury Department recently announced that enforcement of the provisions of the Affordable Care Act requiring employers with at least 50 ful…
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Sarbanes-Oxley "Whistleblower" Employee Protections Extended to Private Employers who Contract with Public Companies
April 11th, 2014
On March 4, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Lawson v. FMR LLC that the whistleblower provision of Sarbanes-Oxley applies to employees of privatel…
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NLRB Continues to Expand Its Reach: College Football Players are Employees
April 11th, 2014
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) continues to expand its reach into non-union sector. In a decision that has significant ramifications for co…
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