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DHS Establishes New Rule Enabling Remote Inspection of Form I-9 Documentation
August 2nd, 2023
Contributor: Martin D. Kappenman
Martin D. Kappenman Martin is a Shareholder at Peters & Kappenman, a firm representing employers in a full range of employment law issues and liti…
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Unanimous Supreme Court Decision on Undue Hardship Standard for Religious Accommodations
July 13th, 2023
Contributor: Martin D. Kappenman
Martin is a Shareholder at Peters & Kappenman, a firm representing employers in a full range of employment law issues and litigation in Minneapoli…
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Expanded Liability for General Contractors When Subcontractors Violate Wage and Hour Laws
June 29th, 2023
Contributor: Martin D. Kappenman
Martin is a Shareholder at Peters, Revnew, Kappenman & Anderson, P.A., a firm representing employers in a full range of employment law issues and…
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Legislative Updates in Minnesota
May 24th, 2023
Martin is a Shareholder and David is an Associate at Peters, Revnew, Kappenman & Anderson, P.A., a firm representing employers in a full range of…
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Minnesota Legislature Proposes Paid Sick Leave and Paid Family Medical Leave
January 24th, 2023
While it is early in the 2023 Minnesota legislative process, the Democrats who control both the Minnesota House and Minnesota Senate have introduced t…
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New Rule Proposed for Independent Contractor vs. Employee Status
October 13th, 2022
On October 13, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) formally proposed a new rule, which would alter the existing test and factors to be used…
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Employer Deadline to Provide Frontline Worker Notice is June 23, 2022
June 14th, 2022
Contributor: Martin D. Kappenman
Earlier this year the Minnesota Legislature appropriated $500 million dollars to be split equally among all qualified front line workers who timely ap…
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OSHA Vaccine ETS at the Supreme Court
January 13th, 2022
Contributor: Martin D. Kappenman
On January 7, 2022, The Supreme Court of the United States (the “Court”) heard oral arguments on whether to put a hold on the Occupational Safety…
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Federal Court Stays OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccine ETS
November 18th, 2021
On November 5, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) published its Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) on the COVI…
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OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate in a Nutshell
November 4th, 2021
Private Employers with 100+ Employees Must Mandate COVID-19 Vaccinations On November 5, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OS…
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